4-year-old boy injured in second attack by coyote in North Kildonan area
Neighbours of a nine-year-old boy involved in a June 24 attack said they had seen this large coyote stalking up and down the streets for weeks, even attacking house pets. Another coyote attacked occurred June 30, this time involving a four-year-old child. (Submitted by Suzy Logan)A four-year-old boy was attacked by a coyote in the Headmaster Row area of North Kildonan in Winnipeg on Friday, Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development said in a release Sunday. The incident follows a separate coyote attack that took place June 24 where a nine-year-old boy was mauled, also in the North Kildonan area. The four-year-old child has been treated and released from hospital, the release said.Neighbour recounts helping Winnipeg boy attacked, injured by coyoteConservation officers have increased patrols and brought in a trapper from the Manitoba Trappers Association to help out, but the public is still advised to take extra precautions, especially with young children, the release said. T
A four-year-old boy was attacked by a coyote in the Headmaster Row area of North Kildonan in Winnipeg on Friday, Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development said in a release Sunday.
The incident follows a separate coyote attack that took place June 24 where a nine-year-old boy was mauled, also in the North Kildonan area.
The four-year-old child has been treated and released from hospital, the release said.
Conservation officers have increased patrols and brought in a trapper from the Manitoba Trappers Association to help out, but the public is still advised to take extra precautions, especially with young children, the release said.
The attacks have people who live in the area on edge.
'They've gotta do something about it'
Steve Halabura, who lives a block over from the location of the latest attack, said he's never seen so many coyotes in the 50 years he's lived there. One recently followed him while out on a walk, he told CBC.
"They've gotta do something about it ... because they're getting bad here," he said. "I really have to go ahead and watch myself so I don't get mauled or thrown over."
"They've been coming on stronger and stronger," said Halabura.
Other area residents say they're being more vigilant with their children and cautioning them what to do if they encounter a coyote.
"We tell them to kind of act big and make a lot of noise," Richard Petrs said. The father of children aged six and one said the animals seem to use open fields, long grass and bush as passages to move around the area, which is on the edge of the city and sports many open field areas.
"We can hear them at night, they're obviously very active," Petrs said, adding he doesn't let his kids out unattended in the front yard — a change brought about by the first attack two weeks ago.
Manitoba Conservation encourages people to supervise children closely. They also asked people to feed pets indoors, keep their pets leashed and reduce attractants. If a coyote is spotted, people should stay in groups, make noise and do what they can to appear large and not run, as that "might incite a chase," the release said.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Turn in Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-782-0076.
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