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Clinton, Conneticuit – Man Needed 14 Stitches After Apparent Coyote Attack

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Clinton, Conneticuit – Man Needed 14 Stitches After Apparent Coyote Attack
NBCConnecticut.com
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2014 • Updated at 10:36 PM EDT

A 35-year-old Clinton resident said he needed 14 stitches in his face after what appeared to be a coyote attacked him unprovoked Tuesday night, biting him in the face.

Police said the animal, believed to be a wild coyote or large dog of some sort, went after the man while he was walking down Liberty Street around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The victim said he was going to let his landlord’s dogs out when he was attacked.

“The animal lunged at his face and bit his face,” said Clinton police spokesman Sgt. Jeremiah Dunn. “We see wild animals, including coyotes and foxes, every night. They’re out here. We have them.”

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sent investigators to the area in search of the animal, but they turned up empty handed.

Police said the resident did not approach or otherwise engage the animal prior to the attack. According to DEEP officials, unprovoked coyote attacks are rare but not unheard of.

“In the middle of the evening, you’ll hear coyotes howling some nights,” explained Bruce Farmer, who lives in the area.

The victim was treated and released from Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he received 14 stitches in the left side of his nose. He said he’ll go back next week to have the stitches removed and fight out if he’ll need plastic surgery.

He received treatment for rabies as a precaution, according to police.

Although the animal hasn’t been officially identified, the victim said he’s all but certain it was a coyote and knows they live in the area.

Police said coyote sightings are frequent in the area. Residents who encounter wildlife are reminded to keep their distance and report unusual encounters to local animal control officers.

“Use common sense and exercise caution,” Dunn said.

Residents called the incident unnerving but said they won’t live in fear of another attack.

“You can’t stop what you normally do, because otherwise you become a prisoner,” said Farmer’s wife, Barbara.

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Coyote-or-Large-Dog-Attacks-Clinton-Man-279341352.html

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Huntington Beach petition

October 11, 2014 by Coyotes In Orange County 2 Comments

Huntington Beach petition

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After the second attack, homeowner Samantha Kelley,  goes door to door getting signatures for action to be taken in the Coyote Issue in Huntington Beach.   This is not the first time this homeowner has gone door to door, this has happened before.      This last incident going into the $10,000 range in vet bills.

Many people in this area have had their pets killed.  A year ago,  Sept. 2013, the news covered the story of another homeowner in this area whose dog was attacked.   Momo, a miniature pincher, underwent surgery at the hospital for at least two-dozen bites, located primarily around her stomach.

Kiki, Samantha’s beloved dog, was not that lucky.   December of 2010, a Coyote jumped into their yard killing Kiki.

Now, a second time, she was having to watch in horror another loved family member fight for its life after being mutilated by a coyote.    Lucy, the most recent dog attacked was not out running the streets.   She was not even out in the backyard unattended.   She was escorted out by the her owners.   The coyote lay in wait, and before their eyes, grabbed the dogs out from the shadows and shrubbery.   Risking himself, the owner tried to scare the coyote away.  The coyote did not scare easy, but the homeowner did  not backdown as he had to get the coyote away to save the life of his dog.   Thank goodness he was not harmed and Lucy survived.

Please support Samantha.

Below is the petition requesting the City of Huntington Beach to respond and take action.

 

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Photos of Kiki and Lucy

 

 

 

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Toddler attacked by Coyote, OC Cemetery

July 24, 2013 by Coyotes In Orange County 1 Comment

Toddler attacked by Coyote,  OC Cemetery

Coyote Bites, Drags 2-Year-Old Girl at Orange County Cemetery

The girl was with her mother when the animal bit her twice and tried to drag her into nearby bushes.

By Willian Avila and Vikki Vargas

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Coyote-Bites-Drags-Toddler-at-OC-Cemetery-216600781.html

|  Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013  |  Updated 10:44 PM PDTVikki Vargas

OC Toddler Attacked by Coyote

View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com.

 

A two-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote when she and her mother where visiting her grandmother’s grave at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cyprus. State Fish and Wildlife wardens have called the attack a public safety issue. The young girl is recovering at home. Vikki Vargas reports from Long Beach for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on July 23, 2013.

A 2-year-old girl was recovering Tuesday after being bitten and nearly dragged away by a coyote at a Cypress cemetery.

The attack happened while the toddler was on a visit with her family at Forest Lawn Memorial Park at 4471 Lincoln Ave. about 3:15 p.m. July 18, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

The girl was with her mother when the animal bit her twice, as shown in the photo below, and tried to drag her away before her mother intervened.

“The image of her being dragged over headstones, helplessly grabbing the ground – all I knew is, I had to get her. I had to save her. I didn’t want her to be taken into the bushes,” mother Michelle Luper said.

Luper described a tug-of-war between she and the wild animal.

“When I screamed, the coyote let go and started growing at me, so I just grabbed her and tried to put distance between us,” Luper said.

Clarissa was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for rabies. She has two rabies treatments left to undergo.

“If there was not someone there to rescue this girl, the coyote may have succeeded in dragging her off,” said Mark Michilizzi, a Fish and Wildlife warden.

Michilizzi said coyote attacks on people are rare, but they when happen “it’s a serious issue.”

Fish and Wildlife officers killed three coyotes near where the attack took place, hoping to warn any other coyotes roaming the property.

“Even if we’re not getting the right one, they’re very smart animals,” Assistant Chief Dan Sforza, with Fish and Wildlife said.

“Once we’re out there and we’re taking one out of the pack, they aren’t a problem anymore. They’re quick learners.”

It was believed that one of the three coyotes killed was the one that attacked the girl. Michilizzi said the clothes the girl was wearing were collected to see if DNA matches a sample that will be taken from the coyotes.

The coyotes tested negative for rabies.

The cemetery has since put up signs warning about coyotes in the area and set up traps throughout the sprawling 100-acre memorial park. Still, officials say it’s difficult to corral wild animals searching for food and natural habitat.

 

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Forest Lawn Cemetery Attack

 

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Austin teen says coyote attacked him near his home

October 17, 2012 by Coyotes In Orange County Leave a Comment

Austin teen says coyote attacked him near his home

(another “Rare” attack on human)

by Heather Kovar / KVUE.com

Posted on October 16, 2012 at 7:11 AM

Video : http://www.kens5.com/news/Austin-teen-says-coyote-attacked-him-near-his-home-174361701.html
                            
AUSTIN — A 14-year-old boy is getting rabies shots after he was attacked by a coyote near his home in Northwest Austin.

The attack happened last night at dusk. The boy says he was on a trail behind some homes when he saw the coyote. He says it got closer and eventually knocked him down.

The 14-year-old showed KVUE the scratches the coyote left behind. Now he and his mother want other people in the neighborhood to be aware these coyotes aren’t afraid. Plus, his mother, Stephanie Douglas, says his doctor and the health department recommend her son get rabies shots.

Texas wildlife services was out Monday to look into the area where they boy was attacked. They say lots of sightings and animal attacks are reported, but that this is the first report of a person attacked by a coyote. They say some of the reportings turn out to be gray foxes.

Wildlife services says they’ve set up traps in some areas of Austin. They’re still looking into what to do in this case.

Neighbors in the area also say they’ve encountered aggressive coyotes.

http://www.kens5.com/news/Austin-teen-says-coyote-attacked-him-near-his-home-174361701.html

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Coyote attacks human: Wildlife officials say Utah attack on guard ‘strange’

October 17, 2012 by Coyotes In Orange County Leave a Comment

Coyote attacks human: Wildlife officials say Utah attack on guard ‘strange’

Coyote attacks security guard in booth

(another “Rare” coyote attack)

 

Utah wildlife officials are calling a coyote attack on a female security guard at Kennecott Utah Copper Monday night “rare” and “strange.”

At 9:45 p.m. Monday, a contracted security officer staffing the Kennecott entrance at 10200 South and 8400 West was in a booth when a coyote entered through the door and lunged at the woman.

“As the animal was engaging her, she put up her arm to defend herself, and she did get several bites on her forearm,” said Kennecott spokesperson Kyle Bennett. “She was eventually able to get the animal out of the security station, and she called for backup.”

Bennett said the woman was taken to Jordan Valley Medical Center where she was treated with “a few stitches” and released.

A Unified police officer responded to the scene and shot the coyote. The head of the canine was sent to the Unified State Laboratories managed by the Utah Department of Health early Tuesday for a rabies test. Authorities said results could come as early as Wednesday.

The rest of the coyote was sent to the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for a necropsy.
“It looked healthy. We may know better after the rabies test and the necropsy what may have led to the attack,” said John Shivik, mammal program coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). “This was an isolated, rare, strange and uncommon thing to happen. We need to figure out what was going on.”

Leslie McFarlane, wildlife-disease coordinator for the DWR, said at least four bats from across Utah have tested positive for rabies this year, but it is uncommon for other mammals to carry the disease.

“In Utah, the only animals we see and have test positive for rabies are bats,” she said. “Several years ago, we did have a fox bite a little boy and that was positive, but we really don’t see it in other mammals too often.”

Bennett said there have been no reports of coyote problems at that entrance or anywhere else on the approximately 100,000 acres Kennecott owns in the Oquirrh Mountains.

“We see wildlife frequently, but it is very unusual to have personal contact with an animal. This is the first attack I am aware of,” Bennett said. “In the course of her job as she was entering the station the coyote came in and surprised her.”

Brett Prettyman is outdoor editor at The Salt Lake Tribune.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials say a coyote that attacked a guard at a Kennecott Utah Copper site in Salt Lake City tested negative for rabies.

The woman was sitting in a booth Monday night when the coyote entered through the door and lunged at her, Kennecott spokesman Kyle Bennett said. The coyote bit the woman before she was able to get it out of the security station.

 

A Unified police officer responded and fatally shot the animal. The animal’s head was sent to a laboratory managed by the Utah Department of Health for a rabies test. Results of those tests Wednesday showed the coyote did not have rabies, said Leslie McFarlane, wildlife-disease coordinator for the Wildlife Resources Division.

 

The rest of the coyote was sent to the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for a necropsy. McFarlane said the results of those tests are expected sometime next week.

 

The guard was treated with a few stitches and released from the hospital.

 

John Shivik, mammal program coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, said the animal looked healthy but that more may be known about what led to the attack after the laboratory tests.

 

“This was an isolated, rare, strange and uncommon thing to happen,” he told The Salt Lake Tribune for a story Wednesday. “We need to figure out what was going on.”

 

At least four bats from across Utah have tested positive for rabies this year, but it is uncommon for other mammals to carry the disease, McFarlane said.

 

Kennecott owns about 100,000 acres in the Oquirrh Mountains, west of the Salt Lake Valley. Bennett said there have been no other reports of coyote problems there.

 

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http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20121015/NEWS/121015011/Coyote-attacks-human-Wildlife-officials-say-Utah-attack-guard-strange-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome

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Two young guys, Two coyotes, and a Dog

October 9, 2012 by Coyotes In Orange County Leave a Comment

Two young men (older boys) , two coyotes and dog. They had had to fight off the coyotes to save the dog.

Fountain Valley.

http://www.coyotesinorangecounty.com/coyote-attack-4-coyotes-attack-dog-in-fountain-valley-home/

Filed Under: Attacks, Attacks On People, Fountain Valley

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