Coyotes

Swampscott police said they got a call around 9:30 p.m. from a resident who said they were walking their dog on Rockyledge Road when a large group of coyotes surrounded them and wouldn’t back down.

A Swampscott, Massachusetts, resident was surrounded by a pack of nine coyotes on Friday night and was only able to escape after police responded and scared the animals off. Swampscott police said they got a call around 9:30 p.m. from a resident who said they were walking their dog on Rockyledge Road when a large group of coyotes surrounded them…

A Massachusetts woman is grateful her dog is okay after a coyote attacked the 14-pound Dachshund Thursday morning in the backyard of her Cohasset home. Amy Martin says “Tsuki” is stitched up and scarred, but home resting after the “scary” incident. She says Tsuki was outside in her fenced-in yard with her boyfriend when a coyote appeared out of nowhere…

The coyote attacked Amy Martin’s dog near Beechwood and Riverview Drive around 8:15 a.m. Thursday.

Cohasset police are warning residents to be on alert after two reported coyote attacks in town, one of which led to the death of a dog. On Aug. 27, police said two off-leash dogs were attacked by a pack of seven coyotes on Highland Avenue. One of the dogs was so badly hurt it had to be euthanized. Later that…

Coyotes have been cropping up in Wilmington, Massachusetts, police said Monday, urging residents to do what they can to keep the coyotes from eating human food.

Coyotes have been cropping up in Wilmington, Massachusetts, police said Monday, urging residents to do what they can to keep the coyotes from eating human food. Local animal control officers have been receiving and responding to complaints of coyotes in the area, Wilmington police said in a Facebook post. They noted that coyotes being in town isn’t a concern...

Coyotes have attacked people in at least two recent incidents in Swampscott, Massachusetts and both victims said the animals approached them in busy commercial areas. Kathy Ellis and her sister had just finished up eating dinner at Bertucci’s over the weekend and were just about to get into their car when Ellis felt something at her leg. “I felt...

A surveillance camera in Surfside, Texas, shows a cat narrowly escaping a coyote attach on the porch of a beach house.

Arlington police says coyotes are no strangers to the area but one had developed an affinity for humans, and it had to be put down.

During coyote mating season, which is right now, it’s more common to see the animals in residential areas

It’s peak mating season for coyotes, so you’re more likely to spot one roaming in residential areas.

Residents say they’ve contacted the town for help but nothing has been done.

Could we see a trade between the Bruins and Coyotes in the near future? Here’s the latest report on the situation.

You may not have seen one in your neighborhood — but there have been a lot of social media posts about coyote sightings recently. “It was around 10 in the morning and we happened to be looking out the window,” said Elba Mendez, a resident of Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. “Well, actually my husband said, ‘Look Elba. There’s a coyote.’”…

The Coyotes reportedly like the Bruins’ prospects better than the Canucks’ prospects in a potential trade involving defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

A rabid coyote warning was issued in New Hampshire after people in three towns reported sightings.

Hunters in Massachusetts will no longer be allowed to participate in contests that target fur-bearing animals like coyotes. The state Fisheries and Wildlife Board this week approved regulations prohibiting the contests. The board pointed to concerns that the hunting contests are unethical, contribute to the waste of animals, and encourage indiscriminate killing that is at odds with conservation models. Besides…

Authorities in Woburn, Massachusetts warned the public to keep an eye on their pets after a dog was mauled to death by at least two coyotes.

There are a few “for sale” signs outside of homes on Ardale Street in Roslindale. Some people aren’t pleased with the new neighbors moving in.