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NY DEC Issues Warning After Westchester Coyote Attacks NY DEC Issues Warning After Westchester Coyote Attacks
NY DEC Issues Warning After Westchester Coyote Attacks A week after a rabid coyote terrorized southern Westchester County, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued the agency’s annual guidance on preventing conflicts between people and animals as spring approaches. Beginning on March 1, there were several reports of coyotes attacking local residents, including the death of a small dog that was victimized by the animal. Law enforcement officials tracked the coyotes from their first attack in Greenburgh, into Yonkers, where it was eventually shot and killed. Further testing of one of the two coyotes determined that i…

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