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Residents turn to towns for help battling coyotes

Urge steps to control growth

For 40 years, Ann Tolkoff never imagined seeing a coyote in her hilltop neighborhood near Coolidge Corner, where the Prudential Center is in clear view, far from the open plains. But over the past year, the rangy scavenger has become a regular, unsettling presence in the dense urban area, foraging through garbage, attacking small pets, and lurking menacingly along residential streets.

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