Coyote sightings in Oak Park are up 40% over the last decade per the City of Agoura Hills wildlife reports. Most sightings cluster in the Morrison Ranch, Sunny Hill, and Smoketree neighborhoods — exactly where the suburb meets the open-space buffer.
Coyotes target trash bins for two reasons: shelter (especially during whelp season) and food. The food signal is scent-based. A clean bin emits dramatically less scent than one with three months of fermented residue, and our service customers report fewer overnight bin tip-overs.
The numbers aren't massive — anecdotally, a clean bin gets visited maybe once a month vs once a week for a dirty one. But once-a-month vs once-a-week is the difference between picking up the trash and never noticing.
Combine bin cleaning with locking lids (your hauler sells them) and motion lights and you've got a coyote-resistant setup. Schedule cleans through Oak Park bin cleaning.