Coyote attack

A coyote approaches a child in a school yard in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada

Coyote attacks are events where coyotes attack humans.

While these attacks are uncommon and rarely cause serious injuries, they have been increasing in frequency, especially in California.

Although media reports generally identify the animals as simply "coyotes", some attackers in northeast North America may be hybrids known as coywolves.

Description

Coyote attacks on humans are uncommon. In such events where a human is targeted, coyotes usually see children as prey as opposed to adults. Coyotes (in general) are losing their fear of humans, which is further worsened by people intentionally or unintentionally feeding them. In such situations, some coyotes have begun to act aggressively toward humans—chasing joggers and bicyclists, confronting people walking their dogs, and stalking small children. However, others appear to have initially targeted a person's pet, which provoked sequential counter-attacks. Although media reports of such attacks generally identify the animals in question as simply "coyotes", research into the genetics of the eastern coyote indicates those involved in attacks in northeast North America, including Pennsylvania, New York, New England, and Eastern Canada, may have actually been coywolves, hybrids of Canis latrans and wolves.

According to Smithsonian magazine, at least 160 attacks occurred in the United States in the 30 years leading up to March 2006. Most of these attacks occurred in the Los Angeles County, California area. Another data collection specifically focused on that state was also conducted by the University of California, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services. When fully compiled, the list named 89 verified coyote attacks that were recorded in California between May 1978 and November 2003. The criteria included "when one or more coyotes made physical contact with a child or adult or [the coyote] attacked a pet while in close proximity to its owner." Another study published in 2004 documented 35 incidents in which a minor likely would have "serious or fatal injury" if they had not been rescued.

List of attacks with human injuries

Fatal attacks

Two fatal coyote attacks on humans have been confirmed by experts:

Non-fatal attacks

The following table includes non-fatal attacks that involve injuries to two or more humans, or a notable individual.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.
Date State or Provence Country Humans Injured Age Rabid? Short summary
January 1997 California - San Juan Capistrano United States 2 Adults Unknown Two women were attacked. One was bitten on her ankle and pulled to the ground.
December 17, 1997 Arizona - Scottsdale United States 2 Children Unknown Coyotes bit two children. Neither had serious injuries.
October 2001 California - San Clemente United States 2 Children Unknown A coyote attacked two children in a schoolyard. An eight-year-old was bitten on the back of her neck. A seven-year-old was bitten on his back and arm.
April 2005 Alberta - Calgary Canada 2 Children Unknown Two toddlers were bitten in the head in separate attacks. A coyote was euthanized and tested for rabies.
April 2006 Washington - Bellevue United States 2 Children Unknown Two coyotes bit two young children. The coyotes were euthanized.
April–May 2007 New Jersey - Middletown United States 2 Children Unknown A coyote grabbed a toddler. A month later, a boy was bitten on the head.
May 2008 Maine United States 1 Adult Unknown Magazine writer Blaine Cardilli was bitten by a coyote while turkey hunting.
April 6, 2010 Texas - Port Aransas United States 2 Children Unknown Two Boys Scouts, 14 and 15 years old, were bitten by a coyote while sleeping outside their tent on the beach. They received preventive rabies shots.
July–September 2011 Colorado - Broomfield United States 3 Children Unknown Three children between the ages of two and six were bitten. All four encounters are thought to have involved the same coyote, which was euthanised.
March 2012 Arizona - Peoria United States 3 Adults Unknown A coyote bit two women and a man.
March 2013 Colorado - Colorado Springs United States 2 Children Unknown In Goose Gossage park, a coyote nipped a four-year-old and bit a two-year-old on the head as she came down a slide.
January 14, 2014 Ontario - Markham Canada 2 Adults Unknown Two women were bitten.
June 23, 2014 Ontario - Thornhill Canada 2 Adults Unknown A woman was bitten on the leg and the other on the hip. Both began preventive treatment for rabies.
September–November 2014 Ontario - Brampton Canada 3 Adults Unknown Two adults were bitten by a coyote in separate attacks. Nearby in Mississauga, a man defending his dogs was seriously injured.
December 25, 2014 California - Fremont United States 2 Adult & child No An unhealthy-looking coyote bit the leg of a man walking his children to his car outside a home. After the attack, a boy a block away was bitten by the coyote. The coyote was euthanized.
January 5, 2015 Massachusetts - Groveland United States 2 Adults Unknown In separate attacks, two men were bitten by a coyote outside their homes.
July 2015 California - Irvine United States 4 Children Unknown 4 children injured in separate attacks.
October 14, 2015 California - Irvine United States 2 Adult & child Unknown A man and his three-year-old son were injured by a coyote while they were in a garden.
August 2016 California - Montebello United States 3 Adults Unknown In separate incidents, three people were attacked in Grant Rea Park by a coyote (the third victim had nineteen bites). Four coyotes were euthanized.
October 2, 2016 New York - Wolcott United States 2 Adults Unknown A coyote bit two women and a dog.
November 30, 2016 New York - Ossining United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote bit two people in separate attacks.
May 19, 2018 North Carolina - Mocksville United States 2 Adult & child Unknown A man and his seven-year-old daughter were injured by a coyote in their backyard.
July 2018 Quebec - Montreal Canada 3 Children Unknown Coyotes in Ahuntsic-Cartierville mauled a five-year-old boy, a five-year-old girl and a three-year-old girl.
September–October 2018 Illinois - Elwood United States 3 Adults No A coyote injured three workers. It later tested negative for rabies. Authorities believe the attacks stemmed from it being fed by workers.
October 2018 – January 2019 Texas - Frisco United States 2 Adult & child Unknown An adult jogger and a child were injured in separate coyote attacks. The adult suffered significant injury to his neck. Authorities removed one coyote, but an attack was reported a month later.
January 26, 2019 Florida - Kissimmee United States 3 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked a man walking down his street. It separately attacked his wife and a neighbor.
April 1, 2019 Vermont - Salisbury United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked an elderly couple on their farm.
June 13, 2019 New Jersey - Fairfield United States 2 Adult & child Unknown A coyote mauled a thirty-four-year-old woman and her four-year-old son in the recreation complex.
September 1, 2019 South Carolina - Columbia United States 4 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked four people around an apartment complex.
October 2019 New Jersey - Mahwah United States 2 Adults Unknown A man and a woman were attacked separately by a coyote on the Ramapo Valley County Reservation.
November 2019 New Jersey - New Brunswick United States 2 Adults No A coyote in the Rutgers Ecological Preserve bit two people on separate occasions. Rutgers police officers killed it.
January 2020 New Hampshire United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote bit a woman and her dogs as she opened her door in Hampton Falls. It also attacked a family out for a walk in Exeter, grabbing their toddler, who was protected by his jacket and uninjured. The father strangled the coyote, but got bitten.
January 2020 Illinois - Chicago United States 2 Adult & child No Outside a museum, a five-year-old boy was bitten multiple times, including in his head. A few hours later, a man was attacked by a coyote a few miles away.
February 2020 Pennsylvania - Newberry Township United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked two men. It was killed the next day.
July 2020 – March 2021 California United States 5 Adults & children No The Califiornia Department of Fish and Wildlife euthanized a coyote that had attacked five people, including two children, in Moraga and Lafayette.
September 24, 2020 North Carolina - Camp Lejeune United States 4 Adults Unknown Three Marines and a Sailor were bitten in separate incidents while training.
October 1, 2020 Maryland - Rockville United States 3 Adults & child Yes A rabid coyote attacked two women and a boy.
December 2020 – August 2021 British Columbia - Stanley Park Canada 45 Adults & Children Unknown During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unusual cluster of attacks in which 45 people were injured. Authorities removed 11 coyotes.
March 2021 North Carolina - Greensboro United States 4 Adults Unknown Four people were bitten in separate attacks on mountain bikers and hikers on the Lake Brandt trails.
June 2021 Alberta - Nolan Hill Canada 6 Adults & child Unknown Two coyotes were euthanized after two weeks of attacks. The bodies were sent for rabies testing, but no results were made public.
July 2021 Ontario - Oshawa Canada 2 Children Unknown In less than a week, two children were bitten by a coyote.
September 2021 Massachusetts - Arlington United States 2 Children Unknown A coyote attacked two 2-year-old girls 10 minutes apart. The coyote was not found.
November 2021 Ontario -Toronto Canada 2 Adults Unknown Two people were bitten at Bayview Village Park. The coyote was euthanized.
April 2022 California United States 2 Children No A toddler playing near her mother on Huntington Beach was severely injured by a coyote. The attack was caught on camera. Its DNA matched an earlier attack on a toddler in Fountain Valley.
June 2022 Virginia - Fairfax County United States 4 Adults Yes A rabid coyote bit four people in Lake Accotink and was euthanized by an animal control officer.
August–September 2022 Ontario - Burlington Canada 7 Adults & child Unknown Victims included a two-year-old boy bitten on the neck and dragged, and a retirement-home resident bitten while napping on the porch. Three coyotes were euthanized.
August 12, 2022 California - Marin Headlands United States 1 Adult Unknown Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes stated he was attacked by a coyote during a race, although this is disputed.
November 2022 New York - Westchester County United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked two women.
March 2023 Arizona - Scottsdale United States 2 Children Unknown A coyote caught on camera attacking a child was believed to be responsible for an earlier attack.
July 2023 Manitoba - Winnipeg Canada 2 Children Unknown A nine-year-old boy walking with his older sister was mauled by a coyote. The same coyote was believed responsible for an attack on a four-year-old a few days later.
July 2023 New Jersey - South Mountain Reservation United States 2 Adult & child Unknown A 13-year-old child and her dog were attacked by a coyote. A few hours later a woman in the same area was also attacked. Both attacks occurred in the Maplewood section of the reservation.
August 2023 Louisiana - Fort Johnson United States 6 Adults Unknown Six National Guardsmen were attacked by four coyotes during a training exercise.
September 2023 British Columbia - Mission Canada 9 Adults Unknown Within a five-day period, nine people were attacked in separate incidents. Most occurred in the Silverdale Creek Wetlands. A coyote was euthanized.
October 2023 Texas - Corpus Christi United States 4 Adults Unknown Four people were bitten within one mile of a beach-access parking lot on North Padre Island.
December 2023 Arizona - Phoenix United States 3 Adults & child Unknown Two adults and a four-year-old were bitten in separate attacks.
January 2024 Nevada - Lake Las Vegas United States 4 Adults & child Unknown Four people were bitten, including a two-year-old girl.
February 2024 Texas - Arlington United States 3 Children No Three children were bitten in separate attacks.
February 7–8, 2024 Rhode Island - Johnston United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote bit two people before being strangled by a hiker.
April 2024 Maryland - Ashton United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked two women in separate attacks, hours apart.
April 27, 2024 North Carolina - Uwharrie National Forest United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked two people.
May 2024 Massachusetts - Agawam United States 2 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked two women in Robinson State Park.
June 2024 New York - Ithaca United States 2 Adults Unknown Two people were attacked by a coyote in the Monkey Run Natural Area.
July 2024 Nevada - Henderson United States 2 Adults Unknown Two women were bitten in separate attacks in the Pittman Wash area.
December 15, 2024 British Columbia - Richmond Canada 2 Adults Unknown A man and a woman walking near Hamilton Community Park were attacked by a coyote.
March 2025 Washington -Bellevue United States 3 Adults & child No An elderly woman sitting outside was bitten on the hip. The next day a man working in his garage was bitten. Days later, a four-year-old child was bitten outside her front door. The coyote and its mate were euthanized.
April 2025 Texas - Dallas United States 2 Children Unknown Two children were injured by a coyote on White Rock Creek Trail.
May 2025 Florida - Atlantic Beach United States 3 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked three people. It was shot by an officer and found dead the next day.
September 2025 New Jersey - Saddle River United States 2 Adults Yes Two people were attacked by a coyote in separate incidents. Authorities euthanized two rabid coyotes.
November 26, 2025 California - San Diego United States 2 Children No Two children were injured by a coyote in separate attacks at the Westfield University Towne Center mall.
December 26–27, 2025 Georgia - Gwinnett County United States 3 Adults Yes A rabid coyote bit three people in separate attacks.
February–April 2026 California - Carson United States 2 Children Unknown A coyote seen on video attacking a four-year-old boy in his driveway has been linked to an earlier attack in February. The same coyote is suspected of attacking two additional people.
March 2026 New York - Westchester County United States 3 Adults Yes A rabid coyote attacked three people and six dogs.
May 2026 California - Laguna Woods United States 3 Adults Unknown Three residents of a retirement community were injured; one was hospitalized.
May 2026 Ontario - Markham Canada 2 Children Unknown A 16-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after being attacked by a coyote. Less than a week later, a five-year-old boy was bitten on the head, presumably by the same coyote.
June 2026 Ontario - Whitby Canada 2 Children Unknown A toddler was seriously injured and hospitalized following an attack at a crowded park. The same coyote is believed responsible for another attack in which a toddler in a different park was bitten on the face.
September 6, 2026 Arizona - Phoenix United States 2 Adult & child Unknown A four-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote. Her mother tried to drive it away, but fell and was bitten on her face. Authorities later killed four coyotes.

Notes

  1. ↑ Two or more injured humans, or a notable individual.

See also

Notes

References

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