TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Rachel Jonson, Chief of Police
Christian Eichenlaub, Police Captain
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of an Update on Coyote Activity and Management Efforts (No Budget Impact) (Chief of Police Johnson).
RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend the City Council receive and file this report.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
Since the adoption of the City's Coyote Management Policy on November 21, 2023, the City of Manhattan Beach has prioritized community education and engagement through an ongoing awareness campaign that encourages residents to report coyote sightings and activity. The data presented in this update includes reported sightings, unconfirmed predations (reported incidents without corroborating evidence), and confirmed predations (incidents where evidence of predation exists). For purposes of this report, "predation" refers to incidents in which a coyote consumes the carcass of a deceased animal.
DISCUSSION:
This section provides an overview of reported coyote activity in Manhattan Beach, along with a summary of the City's ongoing outreach, enforcement, and interagency coordination efforts. From March 2024 to March 2025, there were four confirmed predations, 22 unconfirmed predations, and 106 sightings. From March 2025 to March 2026, there were eight confirmed predations, 26 unconfirmed predations, and 171 sightings. While reported activity has increased, this trend is due in part to enhanced community awareness and reporting encouraged through MBPD's outreach initiatives. Note that sightings increase during the breeding season.
Community Engagement
* Animal Control has inspected different areas of the City and has addressed locations with significant overgrowth to deter coyotes from creating dens withi...
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