A 6-year-old girl suffered minor injuries from a coyote bite in Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park around 10:15 am on May 14, according to the BC Conservation Officer Service. The coyote said she was there after the incident until the girl’s parents drove her away. Park Rangers and Federal Police were unable to find coyote after rushing to the scene.
The BC Conservation Officer Service and the City of Burnaby are preventing recurrence by displaying signs and patrols. On May 10, around 8pm, a 2-year-old child was bitten by a coyote at Lions Park in Port Coquitlam and suffered minor injuries. Police were able to locate the coyote and was killed.
Subsequent investigations revealed that the coyote was eating food that was not found in nature. In the wake of the two incidents, conservationists have urged people not to feed wild animals and have said they will take enforcement action if necessary.