Corpus Christi follows a hazing-first coyote management approach with public education and habitat modification, and lethal removal is reserved for confirmed aggressive animals through Texas Parks and Wildlife and USDA Wildlife Services.
Coyotes are common in Corpus Christi greenbelts, the Oso Bay watershed, and undeveloped Mustang Island and Padre Island parcels, especially after Hurricane Harvey displaced wildlife from rural Nueces County. Animal Care Services follows a non-lethal hazing-first protocol of yelling, waving, and using noisemakers, paired with education on securing trash, removing pet food outdoors, and installing coyote rollers on fences. Confirmed bold or aggressive coyotes are referred to Texas Parks and Wildlife or USDA Wildlife Services for lethal removal. Discharging firearms inside city limits remains restricted under Texas Penal Code 42.12.
Feeding coyotes, intentionally or by leaving pet food and unsecured trash outside, can bring nuisance citations of up to 500 dollars, and discharging a firearm inside city limits is a separate Class A misdemeanor.
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