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Yes, you can volunteer to do your part for science — by wandering around Los Angeles, picking up poop.
The National Park Service is asking members of the public to join a two-year effort to collect the excrement, called scat, left by urban coyotes across the city.
Parks officials assure prospective volunteers: no experience is required.
The scatological survey will cover the urban zone from Boyle Heights to Beverly Hills. The goal is to assess the coyotes’ diets.
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