Why coyote-proofing your backyard may be a tough sell with your HOA when coyotes roam the Vegas Valley.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Coyotes are on the prowl in Sun City Summerlin.

Neighbors tell FOX5 they’ve seen them wandering around streets and backyards in groups, and it doesn’t matter if it’s day or night.

Months of Ring doorbell footage has been showing coyotes running around, including Tuesday morning, so our news team was on the lookout. Host David Buccino also has good reason.

“I saw four people pass through my backyard at the same time,” Buccino said. He has lived in the Vegas area since the 90’s.

He’s feeling dizzy because his neighbor’s dog was recently attacked while trying to get in through the doggy door.

“They took the dog. They mauled the dog pretty bad. He passed away the next morning,” Buccino said.

From pets to rabbits, encroaching on their territory could mean more encounters, says Doug Nielsen of the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Nielsen says you may be attracting them to your yard and not even know it.

“Something as simple as having a bird feeder on your porch that uses birdseed. Then create this food chain,” Nielsen said.

Falling seeds attract animals that eat the seeds, ultimately preying on animals such as coyotes.

The answer to seeing fewer coyotes and fatal pet attacks may be to talk to your Homeowners Association. But this can be a tough sell.

“I think one of the biggest challenges we face in the Valley is the limitations of the Homeowners Association,” Nielsen said. “Some residents or communities prohibit wrought iron extensions or coyote rollers.”

If a solution is ugly, it may not be allowed, he says, so do your homework and make sure any solution that prevents coyotes is allowed in your neighborhood.

That’s why Nielsen recommended the harmless coyote rollersIt can be installed by AR Iron, a local company in Henderson.

“The idea is that if a coyote tries to jump up and put its front paws on the wall, it can’t do that because this roller keeps moving,” Nielsen said.

Buccino says his neighbor put up a spiked fence.

That’s exactly what another homeowner in Henderson did. We spend $15,000 After his dog was killed by coyotes in a report we presented to you in October.

“It’s an expensive proposition, but they haven’t had any problems since,” Buccino said.

Despite all the video footage, NDOW says no coyotes need to be removed this month, and the representative says he hopes it stays that way.

They are not currently looking at any specific areas of the valley for coyote activity.

NDOW He says they don’t remove coyotes because they are spotted in neighborhoods or attacking free-roaming cats and dogs, but if there is a serious public safety risk, call them.