Hey all, It is absolutely -unacceptable- that California Fish and Game shot and killed two of San Francisco's handful of coyotes that are making an astounding and beautiful comeback in our city. I am from the Sierras and can tell you from first hand lifetime experience that coyotes pose absolutely no threat whatsoever to humans that would in any way justify killing them. We -must- get Ross to pass some sort of legislation which ensures that this idiocy -never- happens again! See the sfgate report on the incident below or at: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/16/BAG0DR1BA66.DTL&tsp=... Two coyotes shot to death in Golden Gate Park Marisa Lagos and Carl T. Hall, Chronicle Staff Writers Monday, July 16, 2007 (07-16) 11:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Two coyotes believed to have attacked a pair of leashed dogs in Golden Gate Park on Saturday were shot and killed Sunday night by officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The state's department of Fish and Game decided to destroy the animals after investigating the situation and determining there was a significant public safety risk, Deb Campbell of Animal Care and Control said today. Kyle Orr, a spokesman for Fish and Game, said the animals -- a male and a female -- were shot around 10:30 p.m. within 100 feet of where the dogs had been attacked. Officials cannot be completely sure they were the same animals, he said, but the pair's proximity to the attack site led them to believe that they were the same coyotes. The attack occurred about 9 a.m. Saturday, when a woman was walking her two large dogs along a path just south of Speedway Meadow near a large pile of mulch. Two coyotes bit one of the dogs, inflicting minor injuries, and lunged at the other, according to city animal control officials. On Sunday, a female dog-walker said two coyotes followed her in the same area, authorities said. Experts had theorized Sunday that the pair may have been acting so aggressive because they had a litter of pups. But today, Orr said no pups had been found and the female coyote was not lactating. Orr said today that animal officials had been receiving calls reporting the aggressive pair for about a week. Campbell said wildlife officials believe the normally skittish coyotes turned aggressive because they became used to humans. They warned people not to feed the animals and to make sure garbage cans are securely fastened. City officials and wildlife researchers estimate that about five to eight coyotes live in San Francisco. These include at least two in Golden Gate Park and one on Bernal Hill. There have also been sightings in McLaren Park, Lake Merced and the Presidio. Chronicle reporter Jim Herron Zamora contributed to this report.