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How the East Bay s biting coyote eluded capture for 245 days

How the East Bay s biting coyote eluded capture for 245 days Zachary Fletcher FacebookTwitterEmail A California coyote on the run.ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images It had been 200 days since a coyote started biting people in the East Bay. Five victims, including two toddlers, were attacked in Moraga and Lafayette. The search for the animal was unprecedented, with urban wildlife trackers working around the clock, and agencies at the local, state and federal levels collaborating to set and monitor traps, and collect DNA swabs from the victims, all to find a single animal the size of a coffee table. Capt. Patrick Foy with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has seen his share of coyote incidents there were a dozen across the state in 2020. There were also three mountain lion attacks and six bear attacks that year, but this coyote fiasco was different. Each new attack was upping the ante, with news reports terrifying the citizens of Contra Costa County. As the days

Coyote that attacked multiple people in the Bay Area has been captured and killed

Coyote that attacked multiple people in the Bay Area has been captured and killed By Michael Williams © Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Authorities in Contra Costa County have captured and killed the coyote responsible for attacking and injuring five people in the Moraga area since last summer. The Moraga coyote’s reign of terror has finally come to an end. Authorities in Contra Costa County have captured and killed the coyote, which was responsible for attacking and injuring five people in the area since last summer, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday morning. The male coyote was captured and killed Thursday, “very close to one of the attack sites,” Fish and Wildlife Capt. Patrick Foy said. It fell for a baited trap and was dispatched via “a properly placed gunshot,” he said.

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