How Universities Deal With Crocodiles or Coyotes on Campus

College campuses can get pretty wild, and not always for the reasons you'd think. Here's how a few universities handle situations where critters and coeds intermix.

By Matt Benoit
Dec 14, 2022 4:00 PM
Coyotes on campus
Coyotes were spotted on campus at Stanford University in November. (Image credit: Mircea Costina/Shutterstock)

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College campuses can be wild places. But occasionally, the term can be applied pretty literally at institutions of higher learning — like when it refers to animals that find themselves in people-trafficked places. 

Whether it’s a wandering moose or roving packs of wild boar, some universities in the U.S. must work to ensure that humans are aware and respectful of wild animals. That way, they can hopefully avoid incidents where coeds and critters collide.  

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