2-Year-Old Dragged From Yard by Coyote

[GoodOlBoy]

California 2-Year-Old Dragged From Yard by Coyote in Third Such Attack in Five Days
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. — A coyote grabbed a 2-year-old girl by the head and tried to drag her from the front yard of her mountain home in the third incident of a coyote threatening a small child in Southern California in five days, authorities said.

The coyote attacked the girl around noon Tuesday when her mother, Melissa Rowley, went inside the home for a moment to put away a camera, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in an incident report.

Rowley came out of the house and saw the coyote dragging her daughter towards a street. She ran towards her daughter, and the animal released the girl and ran away, said sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire.

Rowley took her daughter to a hospital where the toddler was treated for several punctures to the head and neck area, and a laceration on her mouth. She was then flown to Loma Linda University Hospital for further treatment, although her injuries were not life-threatening.

State Fish and Game wardens and county animal control authorities set traps for the coyote and were monitoring the neighborhood high in the San Bernardino Mountains about 65 miles miles northeast of Los Angeles.

On Friday, a nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote at Alterra Park in Chino Hills, a San Bernardino County community about 30 miles east of Los Angeles. The girl suffered puncture wounds to her buttocks and was treated at a hospital.

A coyote came after another toddler in the same park Sunday. The child's father kicked and chased the coyote away.

Alterra Park is near Chino Hills State Park, a natural open space of thousands of acres spanning nearly 31 miles.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354505,00.html

GoodOlBoy

[Dan Morris]

People do not realize when you become a hugger in thier habitat....they want to play!!!!
Dan

[fabsroman]

I just don't think people understand the threat that wildlife can pose. I've seen two rather large foxes in our area, and several raccoons at night. When my wife was letting our one year daughter walk a ways away from her, she couldn't understand why I had an issue with it until I told her about the foxes and the raccoons and asked her if she wanted our one year old to be bitten, and possibly carried off by one of them. She doesn't let her get very far away anymore.

God, I have had nightmares of a fox/coyote snatching my daughter and taking her away. Those damn dreams always wake me up. Sad thing is we are right on the edge where the city meets the country.

[swampdogg]

a bounty on yotes would take care of that little problem

[Swift]

The Cali folks are reaping what they sowed.

[Tall Shadow]

Originally posted by Swift
The Cali folks are reaping what they sowed.

Amen!, and Amen!!


Who woulda' thunk it?!?!

Wild animals.....Acting Like Wild Animals! :confused:

Tall Shadow

[multibeard]

It must be at least 25 years ago that the first incident like this happened in the hills above Los Angeles. That time the child was not as fortunate, it was killed. Seems like there were 2 children lost.

Those animal welfare idiots out there will never learn. Take away the ability to control (traps) the coyotes and cougar you are going to have problems. Until there anti trap BS is over turned it will only get worse.

[GoodOlBoy]

Earlier on the news they mentioned this was the third known incident of this in the area in the last two weeks. Hrmmmm

Guess they should allow more guns huh.

GoodOlBoy

[Valigator]

They have been talking about these episodes here also.....guess its time to cull the herd....hope the kids are ok....

[fabsroman]

While I was visiting my in-laws last weekend, there was something on CNN about a cougar that was "loose" in a neighborhood. They were showing shots of the neighborhood from a helicopter while police and animal control looked for it. Never did get to see the cougar. What was hilarious was the use of the term "loose", as if this animal had gotten out from a zoo. What they should have said is that there is a cougar hunting for kids and small pets in the neighborhood.

[huntingvet]

This is my neck of the woods.... err... city.

The other couple of incidents were actually in my town (Chino Hills). Around here, people look at you as if your Michael Vick if they know you hunt coyotes.

Its amazing how many times coyotes will come into neighborhoods and attack household pets. As a vet, I spend most springs sewing up 2-3 dogs every year. There are many cats that just up and disappear this time of year.

[Swift]

Originally posted by huntingvet
There are many cats that just up and disappear this time of year.

At least the yotes are getting something right! :D

[fabsroman]

I'm not a big fan of cats either.

My sister and her boyfriend have three cats, and her boyfriend yaps about how any of their cats could give a dog a run for its money, including my 105 pound yellow lab Nitro. I honestly have to laugh, or I would cry.