Coyote attacks on humans

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A sign discouraging people from feeding coyotes. Feeding them can habituate them to human presence, thus increasing the likelihood of attack.

Coyote attacks on humans are uncommon and rarely cause serious injuries, mainly due to the relatively small size of the coyote, but have been increasingly frequent, especially in the state of California. In the 30 years leading up to March 2006, at least 160 attacks occurred in the United States, mostly in the Los Angeles County area.[1] Data from the USDA's Wildlife Services, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and other sources show that while 41 attacks occurred during the period of 1988–1997, 48 attacks were verified from 1998 through 2003. The majority of these incidents occurred in Southern California near the suburban-wildland interface.[2]

In the absence of the harassment of coyotes practiced by rural people, urban coyotes are losing their fear of humans, which is further worsened by people intentionally or unintentionally feeding coyotes. In such situations, some coyotes have begun to act aggressively toward humans, chasing joggers and bicyclists, confronting people walking their dogs, and stalking small children.[2]

Although media reports of such attacks generally identify the animals in question as simply "coyotes", research into the genetics of the eastern coyote indicates those involved in attacks in northeast North America, including Pennsylvania, New York, New England, and eastern Canada, may have actually been coywolves, hybrids of Canis latrans and Canis lupus, not fully coyotes.[3]

Fatal attacks

Two fatal coyote attacks have been confirmed by experts:

Non-fatal attacks

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On children

An urban coyote approaches a child in a school yard in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia.

While their bushy hair can make them look quite large, coyotes rarely weigh more than thirty-five pounds. Also, unlike some other canids, such as wolves, they are relatively less apt to hunt in packs large enough to take down a full-grown adult human being. Thus, coyote attacks tend to be a greater threat to children than they are to adults.

California (1978–2003)

A study published in 2004 documented 35 incidents in which a child escaped likely "serious or fatal injury" if the child had not been rescued in time.[6] These included:

Other reports of coyote attacks on children in California:

Coyote attack on teenagers in California:

Other reports

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Coyote attacks on children in other states:

Coyote attacks on teenagers in other states:

Coyote attacks on children in Canada:

Coyote attacks on teenagers in Canada:

On adults

Much of the published scholarly research on coyote attacks on adults comes from California, but press reports detail attacks all across the continent.

California (1979–2003)

Not all the coyote attacks on adults in California between 1979 and 2003 reported by Timm, et al. resulted in injury. In some, bitten articles of clothing or backpacks show that injury was narrowly avoided. In others, the attack was immediately broken off by the coyote once it could make off with an item the uninjured victim was carrying. While several victims were hiking, working, or jogging in unpopulated areas, many occurred at the victim's own home. Many appear to have been "test bites" on people who seemed incapacitated, but as soon as the victim reacted, the attack was abandoned. A selection of these attacks are listed below. Some add context to one or more of the attacks on children listed above. Many began as attacks on a person's pet, provoking sequential counter-attacks.[6]

Year Time of year Location Victim Activity Surroundings Result Time of day
1979 June Pasadena M Picking up newspaper Yard Heel bitten Early morning
1979 July Pasadena M Jogging ? Both legs bitten, chased up tree ?
1988 Oct. San Diego F Talking on phone Yard Bitten ?
1990 June Reds Meadow ? Sleeping Campground Hand bitten Night
1990 June Reds Meadow ? Sleeping Campground Foot bitten Night
1992 Mar. San Marcos F Defending dog Yard Face bitten ?
1992 April Fallbrook M Working Grove Bitten ?
1994 Mar. Griffith Park M ? ? Bitten Noon
1994 Oct. Griffith Park M ? ? Bitten 5 PM
1995 Mar. Griffith Park F Preparing food Yard Bitten Day
1995 June Laguna Niguel M Stargazing Yard Foot bitten Night
1995 June Laguna Niguel M Picking up newspaper Yard Foot bitten Mid-morning
1995 July Griffith Park M Sleeping Lawn Foot bitten 2:45 PM
1995 July Griffith Park M Sleeping Lawn Foot bitten 4 PM
1997 Jan. San Juan Capistrano Two F ? ? Ankle bitten twice, pulled to ground ?
1997 Jan. San Juan Capistrano F ? ? Lunch pail stolen ?
1997 Jan. San Juan Capistrano F ? ? Purse stolen ?
1997 Jan. San Juan Capistrano M ? ? Shoe bitten Before dawn
1997 Jan. San Juan Capistrano M ? ? Backpack successfully defended ?
1997 Feb. South Lake Tahoe area M Feeding the coyote ? Hand that fed it bitten ?
1997 Sept. Pomona M ? ? Bitten on ankle ?
1998 Nov. San Mateo County F Hiking in a group ? Buttock bitten ?
1998 Nov. San Mateo County F Hiking in a group ? Pant leg bitten ?
1999 Spring South Lake Tahoe area Two ? ? Bitten ?
1999 Spring South Lake Tahoe area F ? Motel parking lot Bitten ?
1999 May Canyon Country M Defending dog ? Scratched Night
1999 Aug. Green Valley Lake F Defending dog Yard "Attacked", captive in car 8:30 AM
1999 Oct. Ventura County M Bicycling w/dog, six coyotes ? "Attacked" ?
2000 Feb. Calimesa M Defending dog Yard Cuts, scrapes, and bruises 9 PM
2001 April Pomona 54-year-old F Defending dog Yard Leg bitten 4:30 PM
2001 July Tustin F ? ? Bitten ?
2001 Aug. Hollywood Hills M Defending dog ? Bitten 8 times 11:50 PM
2001 Aug. Irvine F Defending dog ? Bitten 4:30 PM
2001 Sept. Agoura F Defending dog ? "Attacked" 7:15 AM
2001 Sept. Lancaster M Walking ? Fought off 4 coyotes with walking stick Morning
2001 Nov. La Habra Heights F Walking Golf course Arm bitten Daytime
2002 May Los Angeles M Walking dog ? "Attacked" Evening
2002 July Woodland Hills, Los Angeles F ? ? Arm bitten 6 AM
2002 July Woodland Hills, Los Angeles M Walking Between car and garage Boot bitten ?
2002 July Carlsbad F Walking dog, 8-10 coyotes ? Bitten 10 PM
2002 Nov. Woodland Hills, Los Angeles F Defending dog ? Fractured elbow, scratched 1 PM
2002 Dec. East Highland M Working Utility work area Pants bitten Evening
2002 Dec. East Highland M ? ? "Attacked" Evening
2003 Feb. Lake View Terrace "Jogger" Jogging Near "neighborhood coyote feeding station" Ankle bitten ?
2003 Nov. Claremont M ? ? Successfully defended self w/ walking stick 8 AM

Other coyote attacks on adults in California:

Other reports of attacks on adults

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Coyote attacks on adults in other states:

Coyote attacks on adults in Canada:

See also

References

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  75. Greer, Dena (November 2013). "Coyote bite sends man to hospital". Mansfield, OH: WEWS-TV ABC News 5. Retrieved 7 November 2013. A man was attacked Friday morning by a coyote near a country club in Mansfield, said Mansfield Police and an ODNR spokesperson. Police said the victim called 9-1-1 to report seeing a pack of four coyotes around 11 a.m. in the 900 block of Springmill Road near the Westbrook Country Club. Mansfield police responded to the scene to find the man had been bitten, said the ODNR spokesperson. The ODNR game warden was called in to investigate. The spokesperson said the man was transported to the hospital with injuries that appear to be coyote bite marks. ODNR did not find any coyotes in the area, but said the victim's supervisor and a law enforcement officer reported seeing the coyotes. The victim worked for a golf club in the area.
  76. Carr, Dillon (2 November 2013). "Coyote attacks man near Westbrook Country Club". Richland Source. Retrieved 7 November 2013. Earlier today, a pack of coyotes reportedly attacked 21-year-old Matthew Storer. The incident occurred while Storer was blowing leaves in a parking lot near Westbrook Country Club off of SR 39. "I was blowing leaves and out of nowhere, a pack of coyotes came up to me and one of them latched onto my arm. I knocked it off and hit it on the snout and went to make some phone calls," says Storer. Storer went to MedCenrtral but did not receive puncture wounds. He received shots at the hospital for precautionary purposes. "In fifteen years of being a wildlife officer, I have never heard of anything like this," said Wildlife Officer Greg Wasilewski. He said this seems to be an isolated incident, because something like this does not happen often. " He [Storer] had his headphones on and his hood up so maybe [the coyote] didn't associate him with being a human being," said Wasilewski....The officer also pointed out that Richland County has a population of coyotes. A den has been identified near Harmon Street off Bowman Street, which is close to Hamilton Park. The park is set in a neighborhood community. According to the officer, a pack can be as large as 12 to 14 coyotes. "In this situation, there were three coyotes, so we would have to take them all out if we got here in time to see them. It is very hard to do that though," said Wasilewski.
  77. Whitmire, Lou (2 November 2013). "Man escapes coyote pack near country club: Storer was mowing, injured when animals attacked". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved 7 November 2013. MANSFIELD — A man who was riding a lawnmower at the former Lumbermens Office Village was taken to the emergency room Friday after he told authorities he was attacked by a pack of coyotes. Matthew Storer said he was on the riding mower, wearing headphones and blowing leaves off the lot when the coyote attacked. "Next thing I know I’ve got a coyote latched to my left arm," Storer said upon his return to the scene from MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital. Storer said he only suffered scratches and a wound, and did not require stitches, only rabies shots. His arm was injured in the incident which took place just before noon near Westbrook Country Club on Ohio 39, in Mansfield's northwest side. Mansfield police Sgt. Angie Eichinger said she saw three coyotes when she arrived, but they disappeared into the woods. Police contacted the Richland County game warden, Greg Wasilewski. Wasilewski said he doesn’t know why they attacked the man. "In 15-plus years of being a wildlife officer in Richland County I’ve never heard anything like that," Wasilewski said. "We get reports of lots of coyotes in the county and it doesn’t sound like it was provoked at all. He didn’t see it coming." The wildlife officer said he believes it's an isolated incident. "He had his headphones on and his hoodie up and maybe they didn’t associate him with a human being," he said. "Typically when coyotes see us they go the other way. People just need to be aware that coyotes are here, don’t let it become a cat and mouse game," he added. "Don’t turn your back on them." Wasilewski said the coyotes are long gone and since Storer had a wound, the Mansfield-Ontario-Richland County Health Department would have liked to have the animal tested. Friday was the opening day of small game season, rabbits and pheasants. The incident, albeit unique, did not surprise Wasilewski. "There's coyotes in the county, they live in Mansfield, the townships. We have to co-exist with them. We have to be aware of them," he said. Storer said he escaped them by driving the lawnmower away from the coyotes. Coyotes usually travel in a family unit when they are hunting or foraging for food. Wasilewski said he never says never or always in his job. "When you’re dealing with wildlife, they’re unpredictable," he said. "We manage wildlife in the state of Ohio and we discourage people from having wild animals as pets because they are unpredictable. This is a good example of this, you can’t trust them. They are wild animals for a reason." Eric Howarth, golf course superintendent at Westbrook, said he sees the coyotes around every morning, but they usually have not been a problem. "Our deer population has gone down," he said, noting the deer have probably been killed by the coyotes.
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  80. "Coyote that attacked woman walking dog in Rockland County had rabies". ABC News 7. March 27, 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014. 52-year old Mary Lou Gardner told police that she was attacked by the 40 to 50 pound coyote just before 7 a.m. and suffered a puncture wound on her leg. The animal then went after her dog, Jasmine.
  81. "Coyote Attacks Woman Walking Dog in Rockland County". NBC 4, New York. March 26, 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014. The woman took off her jacket during the attack and used it to try to shield herself against the coyote.
  82. De Torre, Jackie (April 4, 2014). "Coyote Bites Man and Dog". Channel 16 WNEP Scranton Wilkes-Barre. Retrieved 5 April 2014. "Basically it was protecting its den and came running out of the den after the dog, I imagine," said Rippy.
  83. Mitchel, David (May 16, 2014). "Coyote attacks man and his dog on east CU-Boulder campus". Fox-31 Denver. Retrieved 18 May 2014. It happened Thursday evening in a wooded area southwest of Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe Avenue, about one mile east of the school's main campus.
  84. Atwater, John (May 21, 2014). "Bourne man, dog attacked by coyote". WCVB NewsCenter5 Boston. Retrieved 22 May 2014. Michael Gagnon said he let his 5-year-old boxer out when he got home from work, and minutes later heard her yelping. "And I ran down there and there are three coyotes attacking her," he said. Gagnon said he had to fight off the coyotes and suffered a long cut on his arm as a result. "When I tried to push him down, he just came up on me," he said. Lulu has at least four bite wounds that her owners estimate are about an inch deep, and she's having a difficult time walking.
  85. Cooke, Scott (September 29, 2014). "Coyote Bite Exposes Person to Rabies". WLTX. Retrieved 30 September 2014. Beaufort County, SC (WLTX) -- A person in Okatie in Beaufort County is getting treatment for rabies exposure after being bitten by a coyote that tested positive for the disease. The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control says the person was bitten on September 25 and that tests the following day confirmed the coyote had rabies.
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  101. Varma, Sonya (12 February 2010). "Coyote attacks N.B. woman". CBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2013. "CBC did not show the back of my head were it got a hold of my hair.The also only showed a little bit of my hair that was ripped out I also gota fractured nose where the coyote slamed in my face..I still have Red marks there from the teeth.I was just exsteamly LUCKY theat it didn't break the skin.I also got bruised musles in my back from landing on the ice.So for the people that think I got only a scrape,there u go you know all my injurys.The people that don't believe Are also welcome to come over and take a walk in my back yard and see all the coyote tracks for themselves I also thank all the DNR,andTrappersfor setting all the snares I THAK YOU ALL SO MUCH." — Marie Simon, Saint-Charles, N.B., 2010/02/16 at 4:58 PM ET
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  103. "Coyote 'plays around' with camper Visitor was outdoors in sleeping bag at Silver Sage Campground". Kamloops The Daily News. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013. the man was in a sleeping bag outside when the coyote attacked him at about 12:30 a.m. at the campground on Athabasca Street East
  104. Pfeiffer, Deborah (Dec 13, 2013). "Coyote cull begins following attack". PENTICTON AND SOUTH OKANAGAN News. © 2013 Castanet.net. Retrieved 14 December 2013. "The fact that they packed up and acted as aggressively as they did toward her is of concern, because normally they will just shy off by someone yelling or shooing them off," said conservation officer Jim Beck. Beck said he was alerted to the situation on Wednesday, when a friend of Sarah James, the woman who was attacked, called. James had been walking a friend's labradoodle on the Summerland Centennial Trail, when she was surrounded by three coyotes. The man told Beck the attack had occurred and that he was providing basic care to her. The injuries were defensive, which eliminated health concerns, said Beck. He had a follow up conversation with James Wednesday evening and another today, Friday, to see how she was doing and to inform her one coyote had been taken out in close proximity to where the attack took place. James, whose coat was torn up and left hand injured during the incident, has been recovering at home since it happened.
  105. Cuervo, Ivy (Posted: Jun 24, 2014 5:49 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 24, 2014 7:20 PM ET). "Coyote attacks suspected north of Toronto as 2 women bitten". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 July 2016. York Regional Police and the Ontario SPCA are hunting for two animals believed to be coyotes or feral German shepherds in Markham, just north of Toronto, after two women were injured in attacks Monday. hi-coyote-istock-3col Police are looking for two wild animals they suspect could be coyotes, similar to the one pictured here, after two residents north of Toronto were attacked. (istock) The animals chased several people in the Huntington Park neighbourhood and attacked two women on Monday afternoon. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  106. Warren, May (23 June 2014). "Coyote-like animals on the loose in Thornhill". The Hamilton Spectator. Metroland News. Retrieved 26 June 2014. York Regional Police are still searching for two "coyote-like" animals after they attacked two women and chased several residents into their homes in a Thornhill neighbourhood. "Right now the general belief is that they are coyotes or perhaps a hybrid," says Sergeant Clint Whitney.
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