Coyote attack in Vancouver’s Stanley Park injures woman

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The BC Conservation Officer Service is looking into yet another coyote attack at Stanley Park.

BCCOS says a woman was walking down a path on the park’s east side when the animal attacked her from behind around 10 p.m on Friday.

She suffered scratches to her upper back and shoulders.

The BCCOS will be focusing on trapping efforts in specific areas “to minimize the chances of catching a non-target coyote.”

“Any coyotes captured that do not match the profile of the offending animal will be released,” a Facebook post from the conservation service reads.


It’s is the latest in a series of attacks involving coyotes in the popular park in recent weeks.

In mid-July, the BC Conservation Officer Service said there had been 30 coyote attacks causing injury to humans in the past eight months, including a two-year-old girl.

She was bitten while walking with her family near the aquarium when a coyote suddenly attacked her last month.

This incident prompted searches for the animals – with four coyotes euthanized soon after.

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Todd Hunter with the BCCOS adds the biggest source of conflict is having food lying around outside.

“Don’t leave it out. If you leave it out, they’ll come around all sorts of wildlife. And that could lead to issues where there’s conflicts and somebody could get hurt,” he says.

If you come face to face with a coyote, you should make yourself look as big as possible, wave your arms and throw things at the animal, and shout at it in an aggressive voice.

He adds people feeding dangerous wildlife, particularly, coyotes, bears, cougars is creating a risk to public safety.

If the animal continues to come near you, do not run or turn your back to it. Instead, experts say to continue exaggerating the actions listed while slowly moving away to safety.

“We continue to urge the public to be alert and take precautions if in Stanley Park, in case of an encounter with an aggressive coyote.”

People are urged to report any aggressive coyote encounters to 1.877.952.7277.

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