The kid was taken to the hospital with minor injuries
For the second time in five days, a coyote has attacked a young kid in the Lower Mainland.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a 6-year-old girl was bitten by a coyote in Deer Lake Park in Burnaby around 10:10 a.m. Sunday during the festival of Burnaby Blooms.
The service says the coyote hang around the area following the attack until it was chased off by the child’s parents.
The girl was taken to the clinic with slight injuries.
2-year-old bitten by coyote in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park
Both the B.C. Conservation Service and the Burnaby RCMP responded to the happening but were not capable to find the coyote.
The service and the City of Burnaby are now working together on enlightening signs, public outreach and patrols in the region.
“We cannot stress enough the significance of not feeding unsafe wildlife and will take implementation action as warranted,” said the service.
The attack follows a distinct violent encounter with a coyote at Lions Park in Port Coquitlam on Wednesday when a 2-year-old child was bitten.
The child was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The coyote was killed near the attack site, according to conservation officers.
The service said an inspection of the coyote revealed it had consumed “non-natural food sources,” adding that people must not feed wildlife.
Coyote expert Sarah Benson-Amram, an assistant lecturer of forest and conservation sciences at the University of British Columbia, told CBC earlier this week that coyotes become bolder after being fed because they associate humans with a source of food.
Additionally, she says it’s denning season for coyotes, meaning they are more protective of their territory.
