Coyote bites 6-year-old child in Burnaby park | 24CA News

For the second time in 5 days, a coyote has attacked a younger little one within the Lower Mainland.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a 6-year-old lady was bitten by a coyote in Deer Lake Park in Burnaby round 10:15 a.m. Sunday throughout the Burnaby Blooms competition.

The service says the coyote stayed within the space following the assault till it was chased off by the kid’s mother and father.

The lady was taken to the hospital with minor accidents.

Both the B.C. Conservation Service and the Burnaby RCMP responded to the incident however have been unable to find the coyote.

The service and the City of Burnaby are actually working collectively on instructional indicators, public outreach and patrols within the space.

“We cannot stress enough the importance of not feeding dangerous wildlife and will take enforcement action as warranted,” mentioned the service.

The assault follows a separate violent encounter with a coyote at Lions Park in Port Coquitlam on Wednesday when a 2-year-old little one was bitten.

The little one was taken to hospital with minor accidents. The coyote was killed close to the assault website, in accordance with conservation officers.

The service mentioned an examination of the coyote revealed it had consumed “non-natural food sources,” including that folks shouldn’t feed wildlife.

Coyote professional Sarah Benson-Amram, an assistant professor of forest and conservation sciences on the University of British Columbia, informed CBC earlier this week that coyotes develop into bolder after being fed as a result of they affiliate people with a supply of meals.

As properly, she says it is denning season for coyotes, which means they’re extra protecting of their territory.