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Coyote Bites 5-Year-Old Boy at California College Campus

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Professional trappers have been called in to catch a coyote that bit a 5-year-old boy and then aggressively approached a student at the Cal State L.A. campus Wednesday night.

The boy was walking with his father on campus about 6:30 p.m. when the incident took place, said Lt. J.C. Healy with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

 “He bit me!” the boy cried out to his father, Healy said.

The father chased away the coyote and took his son to get medical attention. The boy suffered a single puncture wound in the leg.

A cellphone video posted to Twitter showed the coyote running after the boy along a paved path.

Warning signs are posted on the Cal State L.A. campus. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

About an hour after the incident, a coyote aggressively approached a student on campus. The woman called for help, and when police responded, they saw several coyotes in the area.

For more info:   http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-coyote-bites-20180315-story.html

This was posted  by the boy’s father, its his 5 year old son’s leg.

 

 

 

 

Brampton woman treated for rabies after suspected coyote attack – InsideHalton.com

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Brampton woman bitten in suspected coyote attack
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BRAMPTON – A Brampton woman is undergoing rabies treatment after reporting that she had been bitten by a coyote in front of her home on Mountain Ridge Rd. on Thursday night.

Jasmin Bajaj and her family had just arrived home at around 9 p.m. when she realized that she forgot something in her car.

When she went back out to the driveway, she said a large coyote snuck up behind her and bit her in the leg, leaving two large puncture wounds on her calf.

“I don’t know where it came from. I felt something grab hold of my leg and it was really hurting me. When I turned around I saw a big coyote standing right in front of me,” said Bajaj.

“When I saw it was a coyote I was shocked and didn’t really know what to do.”

With no one else around and only a set of keys in hand, she began shaking the keys at the animal which made it back off, but not retreat. Bajaj then says that she slowly backed up towards the safety of her front door while the animal continued follow and stare at her until she got into the house, which is located in the area of located Steeles Ave.and Mississauga Rd.

“I wouldn’t say that he was scared because he just backed off a bit and was looking at me in the eyes the whole time,” said Bajaj. “I didn’t run because I read that you aren’t suppose to.. He followed me to the edge of the grass right by the front steps. I opened the door and yelled for my husband – when he came, the coyote was still standing there.”

Residents say that this isn’t the first time that people have had close encounters with coyotes that are believed to live in a nearby ravine.

Perminder Dhuck, whose house backs onto the ravine, claims to have heard reports in the neighbourhood of an elderly woman being attacked in a similar manner in the summer.

“I usually see the coyotes after 9 p.m. They walk up the street and then make their way to the trail that goes down to the water,” said Dhuck. “There are three of them in a pack… Normally I see them almost every other day.”

Dhuck said that he was warned when he bought the house that because of the proximity to the ravine, that he and other residents should expect encounters with wildlife.

Bajaj is still undergoing painful rabies treatments as a precautionary measure which include a series of shots. She says that neighbours have been concerned about the coyotes for some time and are passing around a petition, demanding the City of Mississauga take action.

Meanwhile, the City has posted signs in the area warning residents to avoid the ravine at dawn and dusk and have also placed traps to capture the offending animal.

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http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4979165-brampton-woman-treated-for-rabies-after-suspected-coyote-attack/

Brampton woman victim of possible coyote attack

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

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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

Toddler attacked by Coyote, OC Cemetery

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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

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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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Toronto singer killed by coyotes

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10/28/9 Cape Breton park. Toronto singer killed by coyotes.
Taylor Mitchell, a 19-year-old Toronto singer whose debut album was released in March, has died in a Nova Scotia hospital after being mauled by coyotes in a Cape Breton park.
Mitchell was hiking Tuesday on the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park when she was attacked by two coyotes. Another hiker, who was walking nearby, heard her cries for help and called 911. -snip- Read the story here.

Toronto singer and songwriter Taylor Mitchell was attacked by coyotes in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

 

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