Coyote Statues Are Guarding Local School Playgrounds Against Pests

Coyote Statues Are Guarding Local School Playgrounds Against Pests

Coyote Statues Are Guarding Local School Playgrounds Against Pests courtesy of MPCSD A creative solution from up north for how to stop crows and geese from leaving droppings all over a school playground has left several residents in a dreadful fright. The story comes from the city of Menlo Park in California, where a pair of “coyotes” are scarring these birds and the neighbors too. Local news outlet InMenlo reached out to a school district spokesman, who explained what all the fuss was about. “There are coyote statues at Encinal and Laurel Lower Campus,” said spokesperson Parke Treadway. “They were an idea that came from Encinal Principal Sharon Burns’ father, who lives in Canada. She was talking to him about Encinal’s population of Canadian geese on the field and the droppings they leave behind. He mentioned that in Canada they use fake coyotes in parks to deter geese (and relieve the goose poo issue).” “Principal Burns thought it might work for crows, too, and it does! The coyotes have be…