'They're no different from us': the woman who follows urban coyotes

With the animal making a comeback in many US cities, enthusiasts such as San Francisco's 'coyote lady' have become both educator and defender

San Francisco's resident Coyote Lady met her first coyote early one cool June morning on Twin Peaks, one of the city's tallest hills.

The coyote was a curious little thing, prancing here and there, dashing up the hill, and then down, all the while watching this strange creature and her dog. "She ran this way, she ran that way, she was so excited, like, 'What's going on? What are you doing?'" said Janet Kessler, 69.