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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Coyote bites woman, attacks dog in SE Denver

A 51-year-old woman was attacked by coyotes Saturday night as she walked her dog in southeast Denver, wildlife officials said. The woman, who lives in the 3900 block of South Oneida Street, told authorities she was walking her 75-pound Labrador retriever when they were surrounded by three coyotes. Two of the coyotes attacked the dog, and the owner intervened. As she tried to defend the dog, a coyote scratched and bit the woman, according to a new release from the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The unidentified victim was treated at Swedish Medical Center and released. The dog was taken to a veterinary hospital, said Jennifer Churchill, a DOW spokeswoman...Denver Post

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: CDOW does not like predatory animals like wolves, coyotes, mountain lions, etc. They see them as competition for "prey animals" since their funding mostly comes from hunters. They are NOT the unbiased wildlife organization that many think they are and have an old fashioned view of predators that has no place in 2010. Tom Remington, Head of CDOW, has said "man has replaced wolf as top predator." Sorry, I don't think Mother Nature agrees with you on that Tom.; 8:28 PM