SAF ARPT HAS A PROB WITH COYOTES AND DOGS RUNNING ACROSS RWY AND BECOMING A HAZARD TO ACFT.

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PACKS OF ROAMING COYOTES AND OR DOMESTIC DOGS ARE A DAILY OCCURRENCE ON THE SAF ARPT. THE DEPARTING BEECH DUKE MISSED 3 COYOTES BY 5 FT VERT. THERE IS A NEW FENCE AROUND THE ARPT PERIMETER; BUT HAS HOLES DUG UNDER THE FENCE IN SEVERAL SPOTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID A VERY EXPENSIVE SECURITY FENCE WAS INSTALLED AROUND THE ARPT. HE SAID ALTHOUGH ARPT MGMNT BELIEVED THE FENCE WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COYOTES COMING ONTO THE ARPT; IT DID NOT HELP. HE SAID THE ANIMALS JUST DIG A PASSAGE UNDER THE FENCE AND ENTER THE ARPT. HE SAID THE FOOD SOURCE FOR COYOTES ARE PRAIRIE DOGS THAT LIVE NEAR THE RWYS. HE HAS BEEN TOLD BY THE HEALTH DEPT THAT THE PRAIRIE DOGS ARE AFFLICTED WITH MONKEY POX DISEASE THAT CAN BE XMITTED TO HUMANS. HE SAID NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RID THE ARPT OF THE PRAIRIE DOGS WITHOUT STIRRING UP THE ENVIRONMENT GROUPS. THE RPTR SAID IN THE 7 YRS HE HAS BEEN AT THE ARPT; HE ONLY KNOWS OF 2 INCIDENTS WHERE ACFT HAVE STRUCK AN ANIMAL.