Avoid contact with coyotes.
1. DO NOT feed coyotes.
2. DO NOT let your pets run loose.
3. DO NOT run from a coyote.
4. USE repellents or fencing if needed.
5. REPORT aggressive, fearless coyotes immediately to Mobile 311.
Your 311 report helps us track any coyotes in our area and their behavior. There are four easy ways to submit your request:
Download our NEW app: City of Mobile, AL 311
Visit our Citizens Portal: CityofMobile.org/311
Email Us: Mobile311@CityofMobile.org
Call Us: 251-208-5311
Avoid contact with alligators.
1. Leave them alone! It is illegal to harass, capture, and kill alligators, as well as keep them as pets.
2. Don't feed them! Make sure to dispose of fish scraps properly at boat launches, fish camps, and anywhere else where people clean fish around water.
3. Always be alert. Be aware of possible encounters with alligators when around fresh or brackish water.
4. Swim responsibly. Alligators are most active between dusk and dawn. Don't swim at night, outside of posted swimming areas, or in waters that might inhabited by alligators.
5. Watch your pets. Do not allow pets to swim, exerxise, or drink in or near waters that may contain alligators.
6. Report nuisance alligators. If you believe a particular alligators presents a genuine threat to public safety, contact your local Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries office.
