r/urbanwildlife

Watch your back in the Smokey mountains. There are black bears everywhere and we were getting visited 2-3 times a day. Luckily in this video we were awake and the doors were locked. This young bear knew how to open doors and tried opening every door on the cabin we were in and even the van! Glad we didn’t get a surprise wake up

I was on my way to work driving through a heavily wooded neighborhood. This poor guy was tangled in someone’s netted soccer area in their backyard. I didn’t have a knife and I thought he was going to choke to death. Emergency services number I called wasn’t working, no one answered.

I wrestled with the tangle of cords for a couple minutes yelling “help!” No one came. I was able to yank the super tangled nylon cords over his tiny horn nubs at the last minute as it looked like he was on his last breaths. I had to pull so hard on the cords around his throat to get over the horn nubs. It was so scary and crazy.

He kicked me a few times in the legs but no major injuries for either of us. He immediately scrambled away into the forest, so he must’ve been mostly ok if he could move that fast. I just sat down for a few minutes to collect myself before heading on to work.

Needed to borrow clothes for the day as I was covered in mud. I’m a girl too. It feels amazing knowing I saved a life. I hope he’s ok out there.

I’m sure he was looking for food. Surprised to see him out at 8pm

Town of Whitby

575 Rossland Road East

Whitby, ON L1N 2M8

905.430.4300

whitby.ca

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August 10, 2026

Nicole Corrado

Re: Warning re violation of the Town of Whitby Frivolous and Vexatious

Complaint Policy No. MS 430 Regarding Emails Relating to Coyotes

Dear Ms. Corrado

This is a warning is given to you on behalf of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby (the

“Town”), pursuant to the Town’s Policy Number MS 430 Frivolous or Vexatious Complaint

Policy (the “Policy”). A copy of the Policy is attached to this letter.

The Policy defines a Frivolous or Vexatious Complaint as a complaint that is initiated with

the intent to embarrass or annoy the recipient or is part of a “pattern of conduct” as defined

in the Policy. In particular, following repeated emails to staff and councillors between June

23, 2026, and June 29, 2026, you received a response from Kate Novia, Supervisor,

Bylaw and Animal Services, which addressed your concerns. You continued to send

emails and make phone calls regarding recent coyote incidents to the Town to multiple

departments and staff members. On July 8, 2026, you were requested by John Gallen,

Acting Sr. Manager, Enforcement Services & Supervisor, Corporate Security, to not call

or email multiple staff members and departments. This has demonstrated a pattern of

conduct, identified in the Policy, through the making excessive lines of enquiry regarding

the same issue, making the inquiries to multiple staff members and departments, and

refusing to accept the Town’s response to your inquiries.

Your initial emails were responded to by Ms. Novia on June 29, 2026. Mr. Gallen further

requested, on July 8, 2026, that you do not copy multiple Town staff or departments on

your emails, and that you stop calling multiple offices about the issue. Mr. Gallen also

requested that if you had any specific questions, to direct those questions to him directly.

Despite these requests, you have continued to call and email Animal Services and the

Mayor’s office.

You are hereby requested to cease the above frivolous behaviour against Town Staff.

This will be the only warning that the Town will provide regarding this matter. If you

continue to make multiple enquiries of Town Staff as set out in this letter, the Town may

impose further sanctions against you in accordance with the Policy, up to and including a

full, permanent withdrawal of response and investigations to any enquires from you.

I just found this beauty on my sidewalk. I haven't seen a bird like that, he probably banged his hand on the window. I took him in and release later back in the wild. What an amazing morning! 😍