Federal wildlife officials kill San Francisco coyote that approached toddlers
By Dan McMenamin
Coyote frequents Golden Gate Park's Botanical Garden, approaches toddlers
San Francisco Animal Care and Control are warning visitors to Golden Gate Park to not feed a coyote that frequents the area around the Botanical Garden. This coyote has who has approached at least two small children.
SAN FRANCISCO - A coyote reported to have charged at toddlers on five different occasions in the area of the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park was killed Friday by federal wildlife officials.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service was called in after San Francisco Animal Care and Control and Recreation and Park Department employees expressed concerns about the coyote's behavior, and the federal officials decided to act after determining the animal had become a threat to public safety.