Coyotes in Brampton

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Coyote sightings are common in Brampton. The parkland, ravines, woodlots and urban forests that make up the City’s Natural Heritage System provide excellent habitat for coyotes.

While coyotes generally avoid people, they can pose a threat to pets, particularly cats and small dogs.

Coyotes naturally fear people and should remain wild animals with minimal human interference. They play an important role in our ecosystem by helping control populations of rabbits, rats and mice.

By leaving coyotes alone in their natural habitats, residents can help prevent conflicts between coyotes, people and pets.

Coyote response:

Brampton Animal Services has staff dedicated to wildlife response who investigate coyote interactions, conduct proactive aversion conditioning, track coyote sighting trends, assist residents with yard audits and investigate reports of wildlife feeding.

Submitting coyote sightings helps Brampton Animal Services identify areas where additional resources or action may be needed.

The City of Brampton is responsible for responding to coyote encounters on municipal property. In the rare event that a coyote has a negative encounter with a person, Brampton Animal Services follows a protocol to assess and respond to the coyote involved.

Host a wildlife information session in your neighbourhood

Interested in learning more about coyotes? Brampton Animal Services hosts Community Coyote Talks, where members of the Wildlife Response Team share information about coyote behaviour, safety and ways residents can help prevent conflicts.

To learn more or to inquire about hosting a Wildlife Information Session in your community, contact the Wildlife Response Team at wildlife@brampton.ca.

Report a coyote sighting

Your feedback helps us monitor the location and activity of coyotes in the community and assign necessary resources. If you see a coyote or observe a potential problem related to garbage or someone intentionally or accidentally feeding a coyote, you can assist by submitting an online report.

If you observe a coyote that is sick, injured, or behaving aggressively, call 311.

If a coyote poses an immediate current threat to public safety, call 911.​

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Coyote Sighting Map

​​​The following interactive map shows reported coyote sightings within the City of Brampton. Coyotes, like any urban wildlife in Brampton, are common in our communities. Animal Services would like to remind residents that coyotes are an important part of our ecosystem, are normally shy and will avoid human contact. The number of coyote sightings reported represents the number of times a coyote has been observed. Since the same coyote can be observed numerous times, the number of sightings is not associated with the number of coyotes in our city.

Quick Tips

• Zoom in and out using your mouse scroll wheel, the plus and minus buttons (top left), or by clicking on a feature and using the 'Zoom To' option in the pop-up.
• Use the Home icon on the left to return to the default map view.
• Use the 'My Location' button underneath the Home icon to zoom to your location.
• Click on the pawprint to view and filter the coyote sightings by type.
• Click on the left calendar icon to view and filter the coyote sightings by year, and the right calendar icon to filter by month.
• Click on the map pin to search for sightings at a specific address or location on the map.
• Access sighting details by expanding the table at the bottom, or by clicking on a sighting in the map.​​​
  

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