(MCT) — CHICAGO — Coyotes took some getting used to as their numbers grew in the Chicago area and people grudgingly learned to accept an animal that still seems just a little too wild for suburban streets.

Now, one wildlife expert is predicting bigger animals — bears, cougars and even wolves, carnivores all—may be at the gate and ready to test the limits of just how much wildlife people in a metropolitan area will tolerate in their backyards.