A girl suffered serious injuries in an encounter with a coyote Thursday night at a Southern California beach.
“The carcass will be sent to a laboratory in Sacramento where wildlife forensics scientists will work on it Saturday and attempt to compare the samples of DNA from either of the carcasses to that of the samples taken from the victim’s bite wounds,” police said in a news release."We see them every single time," said Eric Brown, who runs at the beach several times per week."Usually, they chase us. I've never seen more than one chase us at a time.
Coyotes are usually shy and try to avoid humans. They primarily hunt rodents, and help keep that population under control, but will not ignore an easy snack.Never feed or attempt to tame coyotes. The result may be deadly conflicts with pets or livestock, or serious injuries to small children.Install motion-sensitive lighting around the house.Be aware that coyotes are more active in the spring, when feeding and protecting their young.
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