coyote

The pup was taken in after it was found wandering the side of the road.

A Massachusetts family had a scary realization when they took a coyote home after mistaking it for a lost puppy. Cape Wildlife officials said the family saw the coyote by the side of a road and thought the animal was lost. The family picked up the coyote and took it home. As they realized what they had done, they contacted…

Police in Boston and Cambridge responded to the Charles River on Wednesday morning for reports of a dog on the ice near Boston University that might be in need of rescue. But when Boston firefighters and Massachusetts State Police got there, they found a coyote instead of someone’s pet. They said the coyote appeared healthy and was not in...

Two toddlers were attacked by a coyote in their yards in Arlington, Massachusetts, in separate but terrifyingly similar incidents Sunday, officials said. The same coyote is believed to have been responsible for both attacks, and officials are working to track it down, Arlington police and health and human services officials said in a statement Monday. The first attack took place…

Animal control officers in Fairfield euthanized an animal believed to be a younger coyote, but it was later determined that the animal was actually a family’s small dog. Fairfield Police Chief Christopher Lyddy said the animal, which appeared to be in a state of severe distress because of prolonged exposure to adverse weather conditions, was brought to a local...

New Canaan residents are being warned to be alert after a woman was bitten by a coyote while walking her dog in Thursday. New Canaan police said the woman was walking her dog in Waveny Park around 6:30 a.m. when she was bitten. They are advising people to avoid the trails and grassy areas of the park for now. No…