Lower Saucon Township Police posted on the department’s Facebook page Thursday night that a possible coyote sighting has been reported on Saucon Meadow Court.
A coyote (FILE PHOTO)
Saucon Meadow Court is a residential street located between Colesville Road and Black River Road, east of Rt. 378 in the far western portion of the township.
“Anyone who may observe a coyote is asked to stay away from the animal and contact police,” the Facebook post said.
Coyote sightings have not been commonly reported by authorities in Lower Saucon Township.
However, a 1999 Morning Call article about the animal’s presence in the Lehigh Valley included an interview with a Northampton County wildlife conservation officer who said Lower Saucon Township was “loaded with coyotes but most people who live there don’t realize it.”
Additional information about coyotes in Pennsylvania is available on the state game commission’s website.