Things are dangerous on college campuses
A student at the University of Southern California recently endured an attempted wildlife attack on campus, according to USC Annenberg Media.
Nicole Bednar was on campus in a group one evening when a coyote started following her.
“I wasn’t worried at first when it was only stalking us, but then it was a shock after it had tried to attack,” Bednar said. “When we first saw it, I just pointed it out and casually kept looking back to see it follow us.”
Bednar attempted to scare the wild animal by making loud noises and appearing large, but it still lunged in her direction. Fortunately, she was unharmed in the incident, but there have been multiple coyote sightings on campus, according to the report.
That’s terrible
Experts agree that food is one of the biggest attractions for wildlife. When wild animals eat human food, they can lose their fear of us, which can lead to increased conflict. For instance, in Canada, officials euthanized two bears that displayed aggressive behavior as a result of food conditioning.
But, wait. You have to know what is coming next, right?
A shifting climate also makes feeding more challenging for animals. This can force wildlife to roam further afield, including into human-occupied territory, to survive.
Rabies. Any attack should consider rabies as a cause. You don’t have to experience a break in skin to get the disease.
Are we certain it was a coyote? A report by a USC campus cutie might not be the most reliable identifier of the animal.
The Danial Boone National Forest is roughly 100 yards from my humble abode, yet in 7¾ years living here, I’ve never seen one. There are bears in those woods, and I’ve never seen a bear here, either. One of my daughters saw a bobcat peering out from the corn, but that’s about it. Cats and chickens have been lost to predators.
There are a lot of feral dogs in southern California. People need to move or downsize and the no-kill shelters are all full so they won’t take them. So people just turn them loose.
Shenandoah National park is supposed to have bears too, but I have never seen one there and I have walked a lot of miles through there. Saw a bear in my yard, walking through my carport. Just a small black bear. The deer come by every night. I suspect someone is feeding them corn. :|
I live in one of the close in Detroit suburbs… My neighbor says she saw a coyote on our street, and my sister saw one over by city hall. I’ve seen deer… It’s a jungle out there. :-)
Coyotes rarely attack humans and rarely carry rabies, although they are becoming increasingly used to people in urban/suburbs. But any contact with coyotes should be avoided. In rural Missouri most farmers and others shoot coyotes on sight. Packs of wild dogs are also seen in rural areas. Bear and even the occasional mountain lion.
In urban and suburban St Louis areas coyote, fox, black bear, raccoon and deer are seen.
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