With a recent report of a coyote sighting in the Boston suburbs, one Boston.com columnist has offered a suggestion on how to deal with these sometimes-urban wild animals.

Columnist Alex Beam mentions Brookline, Newton, and a number of other local communities in a column, "They shoot coyotes, don't they?" posted today on Boston.com.

In the article, Beam makes reference to a Brookline incident Dec. 29 in which a citizen spotted a coyote in her driveway. Earlier in 2011, a number of other Brookline locals have their concerns about co-existing in an urban environment with these creatures.