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Look Who's Back: New Coyote Sighting Reported At This Westchester Locale Look Who's Back: New Coyote Sighting Reported At This Westchester Locale
Look Who's Back: New Coyote Sighting Reported At This Westchester Locale An area in Westchester that has been a hotspot for coyote sightings has just had another one. In the past week, coyote sightings were reported in the Paine Heights neighborhood in New Rochelle. The latest sighting comes on the heels of others on Palmer Avenue near Stop & Shop, Harding Drive, Wilson Drive, Spencer Place and Evergreen Avenue. One such report said that a can of soup rolled out of a bag and the coyote attempted to eat it. Sightings had previously been reported in the West Somers Park neighborhood and other area parks. It is not clear if it is one coyote making the rounds o…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Ramp Up Patrols After Fox Attacks In Northern Westchester Police Ramp Up Patrols After Fox Attacks In Northern Westchester
Police Ramp Up Patrols After Fox Attacks In Northern Westchester Police have increased patrols and are reminding residents to remain vigilant after three people were bitten by a fox in Yorktown. The first attack occurred at 6 a.m. Saturday, when a jogger was bitten by a fox on Lee Boulevard. A second man was bitten in his backyard on North Deerfield Road at 8:30 a.m., and on Sunday at 12:30 p.m., a woman was bitten in her backyard. All three are receiving preventive rabies treatment. Police said since that time the department's animal control officer has remained in the North Deerfield Avenue/ Lee Boulevard/ Manchester Road neighborhood for most of the l…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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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by Zak Failla