Aggressive animals are attacking Calgary residents
Three people were injured in the northwestern part of the province.
Alberta resident Priya Overy was celebrating her graduation at a Tuscany park Saturday night when an animal she initially mistook for a dog approached her group of friends.
"The animal ran up and bit my thigh," said the 18-year-old victim. — When I looked down, there was a ton of blood, and the wound was very deep."
When Overy was admitted to Calgary Hospital, she shared her story with other patients and found that two of them were there for the same reason. They had all been bitten within a few hundred metres of each other on the same day.
One unusually aggressive coyote turned out to be to blame for these attacks. The animal was caught by a city contractor shortly after his atrocities. The presence of coyotes within city limits is not uncommon; the province encourages peaceful coexistence with local animals. Moreover, urban coyotes have their own benefits, such as helping to control the population of rodents and other wildlife and ensuring biodiversity.
The city says it's investigating the attacks and if it's proven that coyote aggression is becoming increasingly dangerous to local residents, the animals will have to be evicted from city space. Also as prevention, Calgary is proposing to stop storing garbage, which can be a food source for animals, in the backyard, keep pets on leashes and children out of sight.
