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The attack is a warning to Culver City residents and neighboring communities to be vigilant as coyotes move into residential areas.
In Carlson Park over 50 small animals have been killed or disappeared as the result of coyote attacks. Similar reports are coming in for neighboring communities in Culver City.
The Culver City Police Department has adopted an aggressive plan to deal with the animals. CCPD has been asking for volunteers to join its Wildlife Watch Program.
The Mission of Wildlife Watch is to establish a comprehensive, integrated management strategy for minimizing human-wildlife conflicts and improving the quality of life in urban settings. The approach applies conservation and ecological principles, agency and community leadership coaching and respect for wildlife and one another.
Wildlife Watch is a multi-agency partnership program that provides support and training to local governments and community groups to help them design and implement their own nuisance wildlife action plans.
Several community meetings have been held over the summer.
Officers found the animal in a nearby neighborhood, attempting to bite a resident.
Officers shot and killed the coyote.
Comment: It seems that coyotes are becoming gradually less and less wary of humans and so embolden during some encounters as to launch attacks on young children. See these reports gleaned over the last 6 years for many examples:
Coyote attacks 9-year-old child in Davie County, North Carolina
Coyote attacks 3-year-old girl on front porch in Snoqualmie, Washington
Coyote attacks of 6-year-old boy in Irvine, California; spate of 3 attacks locally over the past few months
Coyote bites on humans increasing in Southern California
Residents on alert after coyote attacks father and toddler in Forbes, California; six attacks in the area since May
Spate of coyote attacks on four children in Irvine, California
Woman rescues 3-year-old girl from coyote attack in Irvine, California
Coyote attacks second young girl in Rye, New York
3-year-old Chicago boy attacked by a coyote
Girl, 2, attacked by coyote in Cypress Cemetery, California
3 rare coyote attacks within 10 days in California and Oregon