Wait a minute, wait a minute!

Hunters provide trees for areas damaged by deer in Mt. Lebanon

Planting sites in Bird Park and Twin Hills Park were chosen by the municipal public works department and by the Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy, whose volunteers are planting the trees this month. Municipal manager Keith McGill said the cooperation of the archers, Game Commission and local volunteers will help to keep the community’s green spaces healthy.

Mt. Lebanon was cutting down trees in Twin Hills last fall and late summer. We have goats eating invasives in Bird Park. Why do deer get blamed for everything? They have "attacked humans" according to the Public Information Office, but to date, the PIO writes that coyotes have never attacked humans in the entire state of Pennsylvania. 

Coyotes pose little threat, but deer do UPDATED

That is the BS that is coming out of our public information office these days. On Facebook, we're told to read "an excellent article by the PG's John Hayes.

mtl -- Mt. Lebanon Magazine

April 3 at 5:09pm · 

Not long ago someone posted a photo of what looked like a coyote in Mt. Lebanon. Here is an excellent article by the PG's John Hayes that explains coyote behavior and why they pose little threat to humans (but could possible harm a cat or small dog). Take a minute to educate yourself about one of the many kinds of wildlife that share our environment.

Get out: Eastern coyotes have made the Pittsburgh area their home

Municipal officials in Marshall and McCandless in the North Hills get enough questions about coyotes from residents to cause concern. Last year, nearby Ross…

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When you see a coyote, you're to keep your distance, and if you feel threatened, make yourself look as big as possible, make noise and back away slowly.'" If you see a deer, call 911 so that Mt. Lebanon can blow its brains out.


What the PIO fails to report is the small dog which was attacked by a coyote. The North Carolina woman was visiting family here in Mt. Lebanon. When are people going to learn that there are consequences when out of town guests visit family here.

Woman’s Small Dog Attacked By Coyotes In Mt. Lebanon

Updated April 7, 2016 6:08 AM From the Mt. Lebanon Police Department website:


COYOTES, FOXES, AND BOBCATS… NOT QUITE OZ, BUT THEY ARE ALL HERE IN SOUTHWESTERN PA

Looking for updated information

Two things I am curious about:

• Is the injured coyote still at large?
• What is going on with the walled up window at the high school? 

According to the Mt. Lebanon Police Department website, there is a safety warning about coyote sightings in Mt. Lebanon.

As of Tuesday evening, Chief McDonough confirmed that there is an injured coyote at large. I still don't understand why there hasn't been a LeboALERT concerning this situation. Please visit the Police Webpage for safety tips.

I received an email this morning about a boarded up window at the high school. 

I received some very interesting information this morning. Looking from the parking lot at the new construction to the left of the old fine arts building, the bottom horizontal window is walled up! In other words, directly behind this window, as seen from the outside, you can see 2 x 4's and DRYWALL! The information I received is that there was a design change or plan change and that is why it is now walled up. Apparently there have been leaks up on the sixth floor as well, but I think you already know about this.

Anyone have additional information about the boarded up window?

Coyote sighting

I understand that a coyote was seen on Mt. Lebanon Blvd. yesterday morning.  Any reader spot it?  Since the only coyote that I have seen was Wile E., I decided to read about coyotes in PA.  Yep, they're here.  Lucky us, they are bigger than western coyotes. From what I understand, our coyotes are coyote-wolf hybrids. The good news is they like to eat deer. The bad news is they like to eat cats, dogs, and have known to attack people. So now what?  Do we let them thin the deer herds naturally, or do we start thinking about coyote hunts?