SoCal Connected: Urban Coyotes

Urban Coyotes - In Southern California, coyote attacks against animals and people have been on the rise in recent years. Though not at crisis levels, this rapid increase raises important questions about how seriously to take the coyote threat. We hear from state and local animal safety experts who explain why coyotes behave as they do and how human development into their habitats has paradoxically increased the coyotes' numbers. We also hear from a cross-section of Angelenos who've lost their pets to coyotes as well as a mother whose two-year-old son was attacked at the playground. The bottom line is that coyotes are here to stay and that Southern Californians have to find new ways of living with these unique wild animals.

Ocean Defenders - On the job with the Ocean Defenders, a Huntington Beach-based group of volunteer scuba divers dedicated to removing derelict fishing gear and wreck remains from the ocean floor. Angie Crouch travels with them as they dive 150 feet deep to cut away a 9000 pound fishing net from a sunken commercial fishing boat, which now threatens the welfare of sea lions, sharks, seals and dolphins.

Commentary - John Ridley considers what happens when humans meddle with natural selection.