Sharks, Coyotes, Bears - Oh My!

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 21, 2015

Leslie Day, who leads nature walks for the New York Historical Society and has written several books on the natural world of New York City including Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City (Johns Hopkins University Press, July 2015), discusses several wildlife sightings in the city recently, including albino squirrels, great white sharks, bears, and coyotes.

Naturalist Leslie Day says there's around 15 - 18 coyotes living in NYC right now (!!). pic.twitter.com/9KS8cQ6fS5
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 21, 2015

@BrianLehrer I live within a mile of where the bear in yonkers was captured! That we had a bear seems insane! Its a very metro area!
— Ray (@WestChestLiving) May 21, 2015

Leslie Day on coyotes - "They don’t trust us. Why should they? So stay away, don’t feed them, just enjoy the fact that they’re here!"
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 21, 2015

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