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Other areas are raked in patterns resembling a Zen garden, and some contain replica tracks of native animals, including coyotes, bears and snakes.

Ramírez said that migrant smugglers, who are known in Mexico as coyotes, were already making that pitch.

Lush greenery and abundant wildlife — attributes of many affluent L.A. neighborhoods that lure people — would seemingly be draws for predators like coyotes too.

Other mammal species that have since been infected include skunks, domestic cats, bottlenose dolphins, harbor seals, foxes, mountain lions and coyotes.

“I was really devastated when two of them got picked off by coyotes. I was concerned about the mental health of the third one. It’s like, ‘At this point, you’re my pet.