One of the six people in Prince George bitten by wayward animal admitted giving it food to try to convince it to leave
A coyote suspected of biting at least six people was trapped and euthanized near the Prince George courthouse.
“We got the coyote on September 30 attempting to approach somebody else,” said conservation officer Eamon McArthur. “An officer was able to attract it with a wrapper that it ran straight to. We were able to confirm it was extremely habituated and we were able to shoot it right there.” McArthur can’t stress enough how wrong it is to feed wild animals, which he said is illegal and dangerous.
One of the bite victims interviewed said he tossed it some food to get the coyote to keep away, which McArthur said has the opposite effect. Once fed, they approach people looking for more food handouts.
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