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Fatal attacks. Two fatal coyote attacks on humans have been confirmed by experts: On August 26, 1981, a coyote grabbed three-year-old Kelly Keen in the driveway of her father's home in Glendale, California, and dragged her across the road.
We conducted an analysis of coyote attacks on humans in the United States and Canada, including 142 reported incidents of coyote attacks resulting in 159 victims. Most attacks were classified as predatory (37%) or investigative (22%) in nature.
18 Δεκ 2022 · Scientists Now Know Why Coyotes Unexpectedly Killed a Human in 2009. When a pack of coyotes attacked a hiker in 2009, it became the first recorded instance of coyotes killing an adult in North...
7 Ιουν 2023 · Coyotes rarely attack humans. However, when they do, biologists aren’t always sure what compels the usually timid canines to target a much larger, two-legged prey. Now, a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology offers at least one explanation.
21 Αυγ 2021 · Coyotes in Vancouver's Stanley Park have attacked 3 people this week. Walker and many others advocate better co-existence with the animals rather than culling them.
14 Δεκ 2022 · The research points towards the Cape Breton coyotes being members of a vanishingly small cohort of wild animals that have actively decided to treat modern humans as just another large prey animal.
We documented 367 attacks on humans by coyotes from 1977 through 2015, of which 165 occurred in California. Of 348 total victims of coyote attack, 209 (60%) were adults, and 139 (40%) were children (age ≤10 years). Children (especially toddlers) are at greater risk of serious injury.
