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Halton police shoot coyote after 8-year-old girl bitten
Oakville Beaver
OAKVILLE Halton Regional Police killed the coyote that chased two young girls and bit one of them on the leg Thursday afternoon near an Oakville home.
Two friends, 7 and 8, were playing in a backyard just before 4 p.m. near Canonridge Circle when a coyote from the Greenbelt area behind the property jumped over the fence and approached the girls, Staff Sergeant Murray Drinkwalter said.
The two girls ran towards the residence, but as they reached the patio door, the coyote bit the eight-year-old on one of her legs, he said.
The girl’s wound was not serious and she was not transported to hospital at the time. Her parents have said they may take her to the hospital or family doctor later, Drinkwalter said.
Halton regional police officers launched a search for the coyote in conjunction with the Oakville and Milton Humane Society and the Ministry of Natural resources. When a coyote approached one of the Halton police officers, it was shot, police said.
The tracking teams found and shot the coyote because, police said, officers considered it a threat to public safety.
Several prints were found in the area, and Halton police are requesting citizens to remain vigilant when walking near forested areas.
The report of the attack on the child follows a series of reports of coyotes attacking dogs in North Oakville in the past weeks. On Jan. 10, a small dog was snatched and killed by a coyote near its home in northwest Oakville, while on Jan. 11 another survived an attack in the same area.
Police however can not be certain the coyote they killed was involved in any attacks on pet or the alleged attack on the young girl.
The Hamilton Spectator
- With files from the North Oakville Today
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Oakville Beaver
OAKVILLE Halton Regional Police killed the coyote that chased two young girls and bit one of them on the leg Thursday afternoon near an Oakville home.
Two friends, 7 and 8, were playing in a backyard just before 4 p.m. near Canonridge Circle when a coyote from the Greenbelt area behind the property jumped over the fence and approached the girls, Staff Sergeant Murray Drinkwalter said.
The two girls ran towards the residence, but as they reached the patio door, the coyote bit the eight-year-old on one of her legs, he said.
The girl’s wound was not serious and she was not transported to hospital at the time. Her parents have said they may take her to the hospital or family doctor later, Drinkwalter said.
Halton regional police officers launched a search for the coyote in conjunction with the Oakville and Milton Humane Society and the Ministry of Natural resources. When a coyote approached one of the Halton police officers, it was shot, police said.
The tracking teams found and shot the coyote because, police said, officers considered it a threat to public safety.
Several prints were found in the area, and Halton police are requesting citizens to remain vigilant when walking near forested areas.
The report of the attack on the child follows a series of reports of coyotes attacking dogs in North Oakville in the past weeks. On Jan. 10, a small dog was snatched and killed by a coyote near its home in northwest Oakville, while on Jan. 11 another survived an attack in the same area.
Police however can not be certain the coyote they killed was involved in any attacks on pet or the alleged attack on the young girl.
The Hamilton Spectator
- With files from the North Oakville Today
pictures on the Hamilton Spectator site.....
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