coyotes
last night i heard a coyote whimpering along side an almost scraping noise, later realizing that scraping noise was a cat screaming (not my cat). i tried to distract the coyote by blaring my car alarm and letting my dog bark and it hasn’t happened since. i really don’t want this to become a regular sound i have to hear, me and my pets are all stressed. is there anything i can do to deter the coyote from my neighborhood? ive never heard or seen a coyote once in the 15 years ive lived here with the exception of this week.
edit: i’m not trying to fundamentally change the biological routine of coyotes, literally just wondering if there’s any way to keep them away from my street in the same way you put up cds to deter birds or fake hornet nests to deter hornets. it just stresses me and mostly my cats out having to hear stray cats getting mauled to death at night.