Coyote knocking at my door

Maddalena Bearzi
7 min readMar 2, 2024

In our attempt to put nature in order, a versatile animal teaches us an essential lesson

A coyote — image:©unsplash

They say coyotes are at my door but I must have been out because I missed them today. Here in our suburban neighborhood, they say coyotes are walking in packs among us. They say they are going to eat our children playing in the backyard and take away our freedom to be outside. They say we must shoot them if they cross our path…

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Maddalena Bearzi

Ocean Conservation Society President - Marine Biologist (dolphins + whales), Conservationist - Published author - Journalist/Blogger (National Geographic)