Janet “The Coyote Lady” Kessler is a self-taught naturalist who has spent nearly two decades conducting daily field research documenting urban coyote behavior and family life. In this presentation, Kessler will share her first-hand information, compassion and love for the animals. 

Kessler will discuss where they are, who they are and how to get along. She will also describe what to expect if you have a dog and you encounter a coyote. This talk will include events in the lives of a pair of coyotes who lived in the immediate vicinity of the Park Library.

Documenting her experiences with a camera, Kessler has come to know and identify most of the coyotes and their families here in San Francisco. Recently, she has been able to map the general extent of each of their territories and some of their dispersal here in the City. Kessler has collaborated with Dr. Benjamin Sacks’ genetic lab at UC Davis where the DNA from scat she collected is being analyzed.

Please visit www.coyoteyipps.com and https://www.instagram.com/coyoteyipps/ to learn more about Kessler's work with coyotes.

Reservations required: (415) 355-5656

Photo: Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE