January 11, Saturday 3 to 4:30 pm
Golden Gate Valley Branch Library
1801 Green Street, San Francisco
415 355-5666
January 22, Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:45
Glen Park Branch Library
2825 Diamond Street, San Francisco
415 355-2858
February 15, Saturday, 3 to 4:30,
Bernal Heights Branch Library
500 Cortland Ave., San Francisco
415 355-2810
March 1, Saturday, 3 to 4:30
Presidio Branch Library
3150 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
415 355-2880
March 12, Wednesday at Noon,
Presidio, [Private Group]
April 1, Tuesday, 6 to 7:30 pm
North Beach Branch Library
350 Columbus Avenue, SF
415 355-5626
Pupping season is fast approaching in April: it might be a good idea to learn something more about our coyotes than the very preventable dog/coyote incidents you hear about in the news.
I’ll be explaining coyote population structure and distribution, family life and interactions, and how to understand and diminish dog encounters — all based on my own observations here in San Francisco. I’ll also talk briefly about the coyotes in the immediate neighborhood.
First come, first serve, so be sure to come early to claim your space!
From my previous talk at the Park branch library: “The Coyote Lady”, Janet Kessler is a self-taught naturalist who has spent nearly two decades conducting daily field research documenting urban coyote behavior and family life. In this presentation, Kessler will share her first-hand information, compassion and love for the animals, as she tells you what you need to know about them.
Kessler will discuss where they are, who they are and how to get along. She will also describe what to expect if you have a dog and you encounter a coyote.
Documenting her experiences with a camera, Kessler has come to know and identify most of the coyotes and their families here in San Francisco. She has been able to map the general extent of each of their territories and some of their dispersals here in the City. Kessler has collaborated with Dr. Benjamin Sacks’ genetic lab at UC Davis where the DNA from scat she collected is being analyzed.
