Posted on 06/26/2010 4:54:35 PM PDT by Willie Green
RYE, NY -- Police say a 6-year-old girl was scratched and bitten by a pair of coyotes who charged her as she played with friends in the front yard of her suburban New York City home.
The girl was treated and released from the hospital. She had bites on her shoulder, thigh and possibly on one ear. Her back had been scratched.
Police in the Westchester County city of Rye said Saturday that they were searching for the coyotes.
Police Commissioner William Connors says they believe the animals may be rabid, given that coyotes rarely attack humans.
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I remember that girl,,what a horrid thing.
BTW how is the weather in Cape Breton in September? ANd how about October?
Wherever there are wolves there are no coyotes, or small children.
My daughter swears she saw a mountain lion last year, on two occasions around dusk.
I refuse to go hiking in Jenny Jump State Forest, here in NW NJ, ever since then. Even though it is in my back yard.
“. I’ve seen them and there is NO similarity with the western coyote on the plains of Alberta or BC. These are the size of German Shepherds!”
I saw one once on Cape Cod - it was taller than a shepard walking right down the medium strip on RT 6, I came face to face with another one closer to where I live but it just ran when it heard others around me (it hadn’t seen me yet even though we were 10’ apart - in a snow storm).
After pits eat the Coyotes you shoot the pit bulls..
Wrong.... wolves dont attack people.. but they kill coyotes..
One probably should coyotes on sight.
5 miles out of New Haven Ct.
Saw a coyote running up the street in front of my house when I too the dogs out at 1 am for their last business walk, lucky they did not see it.
friends went for a walk in the spring with their two small daughters in woodbridge ct and saw a pack of 13.
Another neighbor was coloring with her daughter in the kitchen and saw a mountain lion at her slider watching them.
My Federal express delivery guy from Seymour ct saw a mountain lion pass through hus yard near his kids swing set.
July 2008 we had a good size black bear walk past our kitchen door not 15 feet from the house.
Coyote killed another friend’s dog, a little schipperke
8 years ago police shot a rabid coyote at our mailbox minutes after I left for work
I have seen the occasional fox, daily we have deer which have chased our Jack Russells and tried to stomp them to death.
This is the suburbs & not rural ct. It’s like living in a zoo. Time for some varmint control.
I have noticed roadkill wise it is very rare these days to see raccoons, opossums and cat population seems down significantly, not seeing the rabbits I used to- bet the coyotes have a been taking them down. Skunk seem as plentiful as ever.
The Mescalero Apaches taught them, and the indigenous peoples in Mexico. There, I’ve given credit to everyone.
Sept & Oct can be the best months of the year here. Gorgeous colors (if not too much rain) beautiful weather - few to no bugs.
I dunno about that - I’m fairly sure a wolve pack would attack if a kid was an easy target, even an adult if hungry enough. But I’m no expert - just cautious.
I think the commonsense view is that two sick anmals are not likely to cooperate in an attack. The sick animals would more likely go their own way as they go mad.
Ain't that the truth!
They pack up in the evenings. I’ve seen some upwards of 50-100 coyotes. 5-10 are not uncommon.
Bring back Compound 1080!
Wolves attack people...just waiting for it to happen in yellowstone.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/13/nation/la-na-wolf-attack13-2010mar13
The Little 6 year old did not have one.
I have been paced and followed by curious coyotes when I have been hiking but I always go armed so I wasn't particularly worried but kept an eye on them.
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_profiles/profile_eastern_coyote.htm
“Police Commissioner William Connors says they believe the animals may be rabid, given that coyotes rarely attack humans.”
What a dope...if the human is small enough and they’re hungry, they will. And rabid animals don’t pack up either, idiot.
There is a real possibility there. Coyotes can attack a small child just as they do cats and dogs.
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