Federal officials kill coyote that had charged at toddlers on 5 occasions
July 16, 2021
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FILE Conifer Lawn in the western part of the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Golden Gate Park.Patricia Chang/Special to SFGATE
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) 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.
Coyote frequents Golden Gate Park s Botanical Garden, approaches toddlers
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 - 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.
The coyote has approached at least two small children. And that s where the trouble lies; it is still a wild animal, even though it seems to have lost its fear of humans, and the concern here is that someone may get hurt.
Mountain Lion Spotted in San Francisco s Bernal Heights Neighborhood NBC Bay Area staff
A mountain lion spotted in San Francisco. (May 18, 2021)
A mountain lion has been spotted in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
Surveillance video from early Tuesday morning showed the big cat, which has a collar and is being monitored by the Bay Area Puma Project, strolling along a patch of dirt and grass. It was last tracked inside San Francisco city limits around 3 a.m.
Animal officials are monitoring the situation closely. We re stepping up patrols of course, but hopefully the mountain lion has turned around and is heading back to the Peninsula, said Virginia Donohue, San Francisco Animal Care and Control executive director.