Coyote Attack in Our Backyard
A toddler was attacked by a coyote in New Jersey. This could be the sign of more confrontations with coyotes.
Playing in the backyard of his home Friday with his 22-month-old nephew, 11-year-old Ryan Palludan thought the animal that bolted into the yard just before dark was a deer.
But when it grabbed little Liam Sadler in its jaws, Palludan instinctively sprang into action, yelling and kicking at the attacker, which was later determined to be a coyote.
Read the full story here.
Some past posts about coyotes:
Yes, I understand the New Jersey Game Commission has been stocking coyotes, in an effort to reduce the over-population of toddlers. The article didn’t mention it, but I heard that someone saw a “NJGC” ear tag on that coyote.