You never know where you might see a coyote next. On Monday morning, police chased another coyote through the streets of Queens. That makes sighting number seven this year in New York City.

On Saturday, cops caught a coyote roaming the streets of Battery Park.

And earlier last week, NYPD launched a full on search -- chopper included -- after another was spotted on the Upper West Side.

Wildlife experts say you don't need to worry. Most coyotes are afraid of humans. But with the population growing and more sightings being reported in Manhattan, the goal now is to keep them afraid.

So where are they coming from? Travis Brady with the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale says most of the coyotes we've seen lately are from Westchester and upstate. They are fully grown and kicked out by their mothers, much like 18 year olds off to college. They need to find their own territory to start raising their own families away from other coyotes, Brady says.

That is the good and bad thing about moving to Manhattan. No there aren't many coyotes here, but there are a lot of people and potential sources of food, like small house pets. That is why animal control says if you see one in your neighborhood keep your dog on a leash and pet food indoors.

Wildlife experts say most of the coyotes spotted around the city are living alone but there are a few specifically in the Bronx and in Queens that are breeding. So they say if you see one, don't approach it. Just call animal control.

--JENNIFER LAHMERS