coyote

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DNA testing confirmed the coyote is responsible for attacking another child at about 4 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Department of Fish and Wildlife said that the coyote was likely drawn into populated areas by the smell of food waste, unsecured trash cans or pet food left outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Donohoo said she ran into the house with her son, and the coyote left.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“I’m also trying to save that coyote who was in the fire, the one that allegedly bit the kid. You know, the mom says her daughter wasn’t even really bitten.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz