Ataque de Coyote

 

Nota los casos de ataque Coyote-humano son muy raros. mi amigo Jorge Villarreal del consejo de Flora y Fauna de Nuevo León, me comento que en México, hay mas de 4000 ataques al año de perros a humanos, ahí si necesitamos mas controles hay mucho perro callejero.

Read & React: Colorado Man Fights Off Coyote Attack with Flashlight

 

Many have argued that coyote populations—which are continually on the rise in many urban settings—aren’t a threat to humans.

Try telling that to 22-year-old Andrew Dickehage, who came face-to-face with three coyotes early Monday morning near Niwot, Colo., on his way to work and ended up in the hospital with extensive wounds.

According to Dickehage, he was walking along a stretch of road at about 5 a.m. when he heard a noise behind him. He turned just in time to see one of the coyotes lunging at him.

Dickehage held a wide stance to avoid being knocked down and kept the animals from biting his neck, but the coyotes were still able to sink their teeth and claws into him. When one clamped down on his hand, Dickehage had enough.

“It started to tug on my hand and I could feel it starting to tear through my skin, so I took my flashlight and hit it over the side of the head to get it to let go,” Dickehage told reporters. “As soon as I got it to let go then another one went to lunge at me. All I really thought to do was swing and knock it to get it from jumping at me again.”

After several exhausting minutes, the coyotes took off, leaving Dickehage alone and bloodied with cuts and scrapes all over his arms, hands and face.

Despite the vicious assault, Dickehage said he was just grateful it was him instead of a little kid or an elderly person, who might not have been able to defend themselves as easily.

Wildlife officials told Dickehage the behavior was uncommon for coyotes; in fact, officials found a dead hawk nearby and speculated Dickehage inadvertently disturbed the coyotes while they were feeding. Nevertheless, two of the coyotes were tracked down and killed by officials as a safeguard.

“They may be small, but you don’t want to underestimate,” Dickehage said.

Check out the video from KCNC-TV in Denver.

Read more: http://www.petersenshunting.com/2013/10/18/colorado-man-fights-coyotes-flashlight/#ixzz2jKQ8IUqh