Category: coyote attack

Boy, 9, Suffers Multiple Injuries After Mauling by Coyote in Winnipeg

A young boy in Winnipeg suffered multiple injuries when police say he was mauled by a coyote on Saturday evening. The Winnipeg Police Service says it responded to Sunny Morning Road in the city’s northeast at around 6:50 p.m. for a call about a child being bitten by a coyote. They learned a 15-year-old girl…


Coyote Killed After Attack on Two-Year-Old Child in Port Coquitlam, BC, Park

A coyote has attacked a two-year-old child in the Metro Vancouver community of Port Coquitlam, resulting in the toddler being sent to hospital with minor injuries. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says on Twitter that the attack happened Wednesday after 8 p.m. at Lions Park near the town centre. The service says Coquitlam RCMP officers…


Fountain Valley Bans Wildlife Feeding to Reduce Coyote Attacks

The Fountain Valley City Council has banned feeding or disturbing wildlife on city property to protect residents and their pets from interactions with coyotes—following an incident in June when a 2-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote at a local park. The ordinance was unanimously approved 5–0 Oct 4. “The ban states that unless specifically…


Coyote Attacks Girl in Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A girl was being treated on April 29 for serious but non-life-threatening injuries she suffered in an attack by a coyote near the Huntington Beach Pier. Officers were called at 9:45 p.m. on April 28 to the beach north of the pier regarding reports of a coyote attack, said Jennifer Carey, the Huntington…


Coyote Attack Sends Three Boy Scouts to Hospital

Three teens were hospitalized after being attacked by a coyote at Oso Lake Scout Camp in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. The attack, which occurred close to midnight June 11, was committed by a single coyote. It sent the teens, who were there for a Boy Scout activity, to Mission Hospital for treatment, according to the City of Mission Viejo….