A new breed of supercoyote (okay, not really, just some smart ones) are apparently swimming across state lines to eat the housecats of tiny Fisher's Island, on the eastern tip of Long Island Sound. Ten cats have already gone missing! more ›

Coyotes have terrorized the fine people of Harlem, Rye and Columbia University, but now the wily canis latrans have crossed over into the borough of Queens. The critter was recently found in Calvary Cemetery, and wildlife expert Paul Curtis says the coyote was probably born last spring and kicked out of his home to make room for new cubs. Curtis also says he's most likely looking for a mate, and may scratch up some pet dogs in the process. Young guy on his own for the first time and looking for love? He should check out Murray Hill. more ›

Could coyotes be the solution to our rodent problem? We've seen a few of the wild animals around the city streets this year, but they were run back out to more rural settings—in Chicago, however, they're letting the animals loose. Over at Chicago Breaking News, they have video (below) of a coyote running down State Street amongst traffic, allegedly hunting down vermin. more ›

Police in New Jersey say a 20-pound pug was snatched up by a wild coyote! According to the Daily Record, the dog's owner witnessed her furry friend get napped on October 6th. The woman (who lives in a gated neighborhood) heard barking after letting her pug out around 8 p.m. that night, an officer says "she went back out there and saw the pug in the coyote's mouth. She tried to scare the coyote away, but it took the pug with him." Neither the dog or coyote have been located. more ›

After a series of coyote attacks this summer and recent confirmation that an attacking coyote was rabid, Westchester County schools are getting ready to make sure their students are safe...with the help of air horns. The Journal News reports, "At the suggestion of [Rye] Police Commissioner William Connors, teachers aides, physical education teachers and security guards will carry air horns when students are outside for activities and during arrival and dismissal, Schools Superintendent Edward Shine said." more ›

Westchester County health officials confirmed that the "mangy" coyote who attacked a teenager and toddler in Rye Brook had rabies. After the attacks, a trapper following the coyote saw her eat her own pup's head and then a police officer killed the animal after it lunged at him. The grandfather of the 2-year-old girl who suffered scratches (and her father, who protected her, were treated for rabies) told the Journal News, "It's scary to know that this sick animal was roaming around the village. It's a good thing to know the animal was ultimately caught. Hopefully there aren't too many other rabid animals around, but you never know." more ›

After a 14-year-old and then a 2-year-old were attacked by a coyote on Sunday night in Rye Brook, a police officer fatally shot the apparently "mangy" animal yesterday. The Journal News reports, "He and trappers witnessed the sickly creature turn on its own pup and bite its head off." more ›

The Westchester suburb of Rye Brook is on alert after two coyote attacks last night—. According to the Journal News, "a coyote lunged toward a 14-year-old boy who was playing with other children" at 6:50 p.m., and later "lunged" at a 2-year-old. This morning, a trapper saw a coyote, but it's unclear if it's the same one: A police officer said, "We're onto some coyote. We have troopers out looking at him. It could be the one, but we don't have names on their collars." more ›

After coyotes attacked children playing in yards, the Westchester suburb of Rye embarked on an aggressive program to patrol the area for more creatures. One male coyote was caught near the the location of the second attack last weekend, but the city did not disclose the capture. The Journal News reports that it "learned of the catch from the Facebook page of the trapper's company, Quality Pro Pest and Wildlife Services." One day, local government will realize that social media will force them to be transparent! more ›

The coyotes have struck again in Rye, NY! Days after a pair of coyotes bite a 6-year-old girl playing in her Rye, NY front lawn, a coyote attacked a 3-year-old in her yard. According to WPIX, "The home abuts the Rye Nature Center, a 47-acre parcel of woodlands where coyotes are suspected of living. The coyote may have jumped from nature center property through a break in the home's fence to carry out the attack Tuesday night at around 7:30." more ›

After two coyotes attacked a 6-year-old girl playing in her front lawn in Rye, NY, residents of the Westchester suburb are very worried. The girl, who had been playing with her older sisters (the coyotes may have targeted her because she was the smallest), suffered bites on her shoulder and thigh, and maybe her ear. A neighbor told the Journal News, "It's really uncommon, and clearly the animals are crossing the line. This is a deliberate attack and I hope something is done about it. Summer is here, and kids are outside playing much later. We have three kids, and we can't let them out any more at night until they catch these coyotes." The NY State DEC has tips on avoiding coyote conflicts. more ›

Westchester police are on the lookout for two coyotes that mauled a 6-year-old girl in Rye. The girl was playing in her front yard with her sisters when the coyotes "pounced" from a bush, biting her on the shoulder, thigh and possibly ear and scratching her back. more ›

Coyotes, this isn't going to look good for you. One of the wild animals killed a pet poodle in Rye this week, just about 20 miles outside of the city. According to MyFox5, the poodle was tied up outside a retirement home Wednesday night. A witness called the police to report the attack, but when the authorities arrived, they found only the lifeless dog's carcass. The coyote was seen running off... perhaps towards the city? We're expected to see a coyote boom here sometime around this fall, and a few brave ones have already gone urban this year. It's worth noting that our recent visitors have also attacked humans; late last year a Canadian singer/songwriter was killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia. more ›

The 30-pound female coyote that was captured Thursday after leading authorities on a chase through lower Manhattan, has been released! The Parks Department kept mum on her new location when talking to the NY Post and NY Times, noting it didn't want Wally (that's what they named her) to be harassed once back in her natural habitat, but this morning spokeswoman Vickie Karp told us: "Our coyote has been released into Pelham Bay Park, the city's largest park, and one which already has coyotes in residence. Off she went — healthy, beautiful, and happy." Leave Wally alone, everyone. more ›

It's been one day since the fugitive coyote landed in the hands of The Man after a daring dodge down the West Side Highway's bike lane. Where is she now? (Yep, its a girl!) more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Just around 11 a.m. we got word that the coyote was running down the West Side Highway's bike path with aviation following his every move. Just moments later the newswire alerted us that the coyote had been cornered in a nearby parking garage around Canal Street, where authorities managed to tranquilize him. We await footage, but above is our mock up of what the incident most likely looked like. We've also contacted the aptly named Wiley Norvell at Transportation Alternatives and will update when we get his comment on this latest threat to bike lanes. more ›

It's a lot cuter to see a coyote skidding across the ice in Central Park and dodging New Yorkers on something closer to its natural home turf... but the recent coyote sightings on the streets of Manhattan are just, well, depressing. more ›

A wascally coyote dodged the NYPD and their dart guns last night in Chelsea. The animal was spotted at West 24th Street and 12th Avenue around 3:30 a.m., running around and away from the crowd that gathered. As shown in the video, police prepared themselves with tranquilizer darts and an animal cage, but alas, even after what WPIX calls an "aggressive pursuit by authorities," he vanished into the night. more ›

The first time we heard of the Central Park coyote was February 2nd—since then, there have been plenty of sightings of the little guy (and there may even be more than one roaming around out there). Back on the 9th, the Parks Department had told us they plan to catch the coyote and... hopefully he won't meet the same end as Hal, who was caught in the area in 2006 and died in captivity. more ›

While we all wait for a Bald Eagle vs. Coyote face-off—or for those Columbia University coyotes to finish their education and take over the human race—we figured we'd get some facts from the front line. more ›

Coyotes have made their way to Columbia University's Morningside campus. Over the past week, one has been spotted roaming around Central Park... but now they are multiplying and possibly prepping for a takeover after getting an Ivy League education! Columbia Public Safety reported the sightings of the three coyotes, observed in front of Lewisohn Hall this morning—at which point 911 was called and the NYPD responded. They're all still at large, but the one they did manage to spot "went behind the CEPSR build and it is believed he exited the campus." Ergo, no one is safe. If you are in the area, you are advised not to approach the wascally guys and report them immediately, narcs. more ›

While bald eagles fly over Fairway in Harlem, and rabid raccoons run rampant in Central Park... we can't help but wonder what's become of the coyote in the area. We've received several more reports of sightings; one three days ago at 5:30 p.m., another two days ago in the afternoon... and now a NY Times reader has sent in some great photographs of the little guy! The UWS resident spotted him walking past the pond in Central Park on Tuesday when "the animal came out of the Hallett Nature Sanctuary and walked across the frozen pond several times. It seemed timid and skittish and kept retreating back to the sanctuary—avoiding humans? It kept a watchful eye on me." The Parks Department still hasn't responded to our requests for comment about the coyote, so since he's still out there—why don't we give him a name? The 2006 Central Park coyote (RIP) was named Hal. more ›

It's been a few years since we last heard of a coyote on the loose in Central Park, though recently there was one spotted and captured in Harlem. But those carefree Coyote-less days are over—a reader just sent us an email, warning: "There's another coyote on the loose in Central Park. I walk my dog there at least twice every day and had heard from other dog owners that police were warning people to keep their dogs on leash at night because of a coyote. Well last night around 6:45pm I saw him with my own eyes—just inside the entrance at 7th Avenue and Central Park South. He came toward me from the east and stood on a big boulder gazing at my dog." The suspense! more ›

People move to the suburbs because of the schools and the back yards and the "safety"—and besides, when they did live in the city, they spent every night snuggling on the couch with Netflix anyway. Towns like Greenburgh (right by Dobbs Ferry, and... Irvington) are just a short Metro North ride away, and you can always make plans to come into town to meet old friends for dinner and then cancel at the last minute. But don't be fooled! The suburbs aren't as safe as your traitorous married friends claim: Last year there was a panther roaming the Hudson town of Sneden's Landing (still at large!) and yesterday a coyote attacked a 56-year-old Greenburgh woman, who is now hospitalized in stable condition. Later—just to make sure everybody got the message—the coyote bit a pit bull. It wouldn't dare pull this shit in Carroll Gardens. more ›

Last year a "coyote hybrid" was spotted in Queens, and now residents in Harlem have their own wily creature roaming the streets. CNN reports that Wednesday morning, around 9:30 a.m., some frightened locals called in a sighting to the NYPD. An emergency service unit was sent to track the animal down, and they cornered her in Trinity Cemetery on 155th and Broadway, where she was tranquilized. more ›

Reportedly some residents of a Queens housing complex, Rochdale Village, "may have a wily coyote — or a close cousin — in their midst." After confirmed sightings of it prowling the territory, Animal Control officers have set up traps to capture the creature, which they say is either a "coyote or a coyote hybrid." A hybrid! There are suspiciously no details as to what kind of hybrid, but this is all starting to sound very familiar. more ›

Van Cort, the 6-month-old coyote pup found in the Bronx on Wednesday, is still looking for a home. Well, actually the folks at Animal Care & Control are: The AC&C tells the Post, "We are in the process of reaching out to some other organizations to see what the best course of action would be" for the coyote's next chapter of life. Apparently the pup may need to be "taught such essential coyote skills as how to hunt for food," ideally at an upstate animal sanctuary. It's unclear if he'll learn how to chase road runners. more ›

Yesterday, we mentioned that a coyote was spotted near the Horace Mann School in the Bronx. It turns out the coyote was a pup of about 6 months. Animal Care and Control took the little fella to its Manhattan facility and nicknamed the 9-pound coyote "Van Cort," since he was near Van Cortlandt Park. A specialist told the Post, "My guess would be that he was part of a litter. Maybe it was hunting and it got lost." Van Cort will probably be headed to an animal sanctuary upstate; more pictures here. more ›

To be a young harbor seal taking some time from swimming to sun! A young seal was seen hanging out at the 79th Street Boast Basin yesterday morning the Parks Department. more ›