{"id":519601,"date":"2026-11-05T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/519601\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:12:08","slug":"calm-zoo-highlights-coyotes-and-the-importance-of-protecting-local-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/519601\/","title":{"rendered":"CALM Zoo highlights coyotes and the importance of protecting local wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Coyotes are a familiar sight across Kern County, but there&#8217;s more to these adaptable animals than many people realize.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Eyewitness News&#8217; Animal of the Month , Elizabeth Graff, who works in volunteer and community engagement at the California Living Museum (CALM), joined ARC Bakersfield to discuss coyotes, their unique characteristics and the importance of protecting local wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>CALM emphasizes the importance of educating the public about native wildlife and understanding how people can safely coexist with animals in their communities. Residents can help protect coyotes and other wildlife by keeping a safe distance, securing trash and food sources, and never feeding wild animals.<\/p>\n<p>The organization also encourages Kern County families to learn more about the animals that call California home. CALM representatives highlighted upcoming November activities and opportunities for the community to get involved with wildlife education.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about CALM Zoo, its animals and upcoming events, visit the organization&#8217;s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/calmzoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">calmzoo.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Coyotes are a familiar sight across Kern County, but there&#8217;s more to these adaptable&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-519601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}