On the sign at the entrance to Barnegat Light is a notice stating, “Dogs should stay on a leash at all times.” There’s a new reason for that currently: A tracking program that also involves trapping is underway to survey the north-end coyote population on Long Beach Island.

“It’s very important; we’re trying to come up with an idea of where we have coyotes in town,” said Mayor Kirk Larson during the Feb. 10 monthly borough council meeting webcast via Zoom.