Over the last decade, coyote numbers have increased in Virginia. The number of coyotes killed by hunters in Virginia rose from 1,200 to 9,000 between 1994 and 2005, but the number of coyotes is still increasing. Rockingham county is going to help its farmers by paying for a field technician to target coyotes in the county. The program expands the the USDA program and provide coyote coverage to beef and dairy cattle, poultry, alpacas and llamas.

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