Yo, Coyotes! Belmont's Now Tracking You Online
An innovative interactive mapping page will allow residents to input info, locate where coyotes have been. Animal Control hopes software will be used by residents to learn more about native hunter.
They can run but now it will be a bit more difficult for Belmont's coyote population to hide as the town's animal control officer and IT department have collaborated to develop an innovative on-line coyote tracker for residents' use. Employing software developed by an Arlington software company, residents will soon be able to upload information onto a mapping website that will show where and when a coyotes has been sighted in Belmont. "I think the more people are involved, they can better understand the situation with coyotes," said John Maguranis, Belmont's animal control officer. Currently, residents can only input information on any sightings onto a map or through a drop list of town addresses, said Maguranis. But according to Todd …
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John Maguranis
8:21 am on Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The coyote tracking map that allows viewers to see all the coyote sightings recorded is now up and running! Visit the Animal Control homepage at: http://www.belmont-ma.gov/Public_Documents/BelmontMA_AnimalCtrl/index scroll down and follow the instructions. This is a great tool for residents and will provideuseful data for coyote management. Have fun with it! more ›