WEBVTT SASHA: MANY OF YOU WHO LIVE NEAR PASEO AND BROWNING IN THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS ARE SPOTTING COYOTES. IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY OF LIVING IN THE AREA, BUT ONE COYOTE IS NOW HOBBLING AROUND AFTER GETTING CAUGHT IN WHAT SOME SAY IS A SORT OF BEAR TRAP. IT’S NOT YOUR NORMAL SIGHTING, -- >> HE HAS BEEN BY HIMSELF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WE SAW HIM DOWN BY THAT HOUSE. S SASHA: BUT FOR THIS ALBUQUERQUE NEIGHBORHOOD, COYOTES ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK. JOHN PEARCE HAS LIVED IN THE AREA FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, AND RECENTLY, HE, ALONG WITH HIS NEIGHBORS, HAVE SPOTTED A COYOTE WITH SOME SORT OF TRAP STUCK ON ITS PAW. HE TOOK US WALKING AROUND, SEARCHING FOR IT. >> THAT COYOTE PROBABLY COULD NOT GET AWAY FROM A LOT OF OTHER DOGS. HE IS GOING TO GET INJURED BY ANOTHER ANIMAL. SASHA: THIS PROMPTED SEVERAL- CALLS TO ANIMAL CONTROL, AND THE DEPARTMENT SET UP THIS LIVE TRAP. TRAPPING ON PUBLIC LANDS IN NEW MEXICO IS LEGAL, BUT MANY THINK THIS IS INHUMANE AND EVEN PUTS MANY OF THEIR PETS AT RISK. >> I’M REALLY SURPRISED THAT SOMEBODY HAD A TRAP OUT LIKE THAT. SASHA: PEARCE SAYS HE ALSO THINKS HIS INJURED COYOTE IS SICK AND HOPES IT IS CAUGHT, SAFELY, SOON. >> I’M 90% SURE IT IS MANGE. SASHA: HE HOPES IT IS CAUGHT, SAFELY, SOON. OTHER NEIGHBORS WE SPOKE WITH SAY THEY’VE SPOTTED THE COYOTE A FEW TIMES. THEY THINK IT’S HAD THE TRAP ON ITS PAW SINCE SATURDAY. SASHA LENNIN