Rabid Coyotes Terrorize Local Roads
A dangerous wildlife encroachment leaves residents fleeing as rabid coyotes target commuters and schoolchildren.
Two more mad coyotes made their appearance in the district last week, one coming out of the brush in the vicinity of the Costello ranch and taking after some men driving mules along the road. The other showed up in the Fruitvale district and was so bold that it chased the children of C. P. Sawyer right into their house.
“The other showed up in the Fruitvale district and was so bold that it chased the children of C. P. Sawyer right into their house.”
Human-wildlife conflict was a persistent danger on the frontier as agricultural expansion displaced native predators. While the specific threat of rabid coyotes in residential areas has receded, the tension between the region's expanding infrastructure and its natural environment remains a common civic concern.
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