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Year | Time of Year | Location | Victim | Activity | Surroundings | Result | Time of Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | June | Pasadena, CA | M | Picking up newspaper | Yard | Heel bitten | Early morning |
1979 | July | Pasadena, CA | M | Jogging | ? | Both legs bitten, chased up tree | ? |
1988 | Oct. | San Diego | F | Talking on phone | Yard | Bitten | ? |
1990 | June | Reds Meadow | ? | Sleeping | Campground | Hand bitten | Night |
1990 | June | Reds Meadow | ? | Sleeping | Campground | Foot bitten | Night |
1992 | Mar. | San Marcos, CA | F | Defending dog | Yard | Face bitten | ? |
1992 | April | Fallbrook | M | Working | Grove | Bitten | ? |
1994 | Mar. | Griffith Park | M | ? | ? | Bitten | Noon |
1995 | Mar. | Griffith Park | F | Preparing food | Yard | Bitten | Day |
1995 | June | Laguna Niguel | M | Stargazing | Yard | Foot bitten | Night |
1995 | June | Laguna Niguel | M | Picking up newspaper | Yard | Foot bitten | Mid-morning |
1995 | July | Griffith Park | M | Sleeping | Lawn | Foot bitten | 2:45 PM |
1995 | July | Griffith Park | M | Sleeping | Lawn | Foot bitten | 4 PM |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | Two F | ? | ? | Ankle bitten twice, pulled to ground | ? |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | F | ? | ? | Lunch pail stolen | ? |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | F | ? | ? | Purse stolen | ? |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | M | ? | ? | Shoe bitten | Before dawn |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | M | ? | ? | Backback successfully defended | ? |
1997 | Feb. | South Lake Tahoe area | M | Feeding the coyote | ? | Hand that fed it bitten | ? |
1997 | Sept. | Pomona, CA | M | ? | ? | Bitten on ankle | ? |
1998 | Nov. | San Mateo County | F | Hiking in a group | ? | Buttock bitten | ? |
1998 | Nov. | San Mateo County | F | Hiking in a group | ? | Pant leg bitten | ? |
1999 | Spring | South Lake Tahoe area | Two | ? | ? | Bitten | ? |
1999 | Spring | South Lake Tahoe area | F | ? | Motel parking lot | Bitten | ? |
1999 | May | Canyon Country | M | Defending dog | ? | Scratched | Night |
1999 | Aug. | Green Valley Lake | F | Defending dog | Yard | "Attacked", captive in car | 8:30 AM |
1999 | Oct. | Ventura County | M | Bicycling w/dog, six coyotes | ? | "Attacked" | ? |
2000 | Feb. | Calimesa | M | Defending dog | Yard | Cuts, scrapes, and bruises | 9 PM |
2001 | April | Pomona, CA | 54-year-old F | Defending dog | Yard | Leg bitten | 4:30 PM |
2001 | July | Tustin | F | ? | ? | Bitten | ? |
2001 | Aug. | Hollywood Hills | M | Defending dog | ? | Bitten 8 times | 11:50 PM |
2001 | Aug. | Irvine, CA | F | Defending dog | ? | Bitten | 4:30 PM |
2001 | Sept. | Agora | F | Defending dog | ? | "Attacked" | 7:15 AM |
2001 | Sept. | Lancaster, CA | M | Walking | ? | Fought off 4 coyotes with walking stick | Morning |
2001 | Nov. | La Habra Heights | F | Walking | Golf course | Arm bitten | Daytime |
2002 | May | Los Angeles | M | Walking dog | ? | "Attacked" | Evening |
2002 | July | Woodland Hills, LA | F | ? | ? | Arm bitten | 6 AM |
2002 | July | Woodland Hills, LA | M | Walking | Between car and garage | Boot bitten | ? |
2002 | July | Carlsbad | F | Walking dog, 8-10 coyotes | ? | Bitten | 10 PM |
2002 | Nov. | Woodland Hills, LA | F | Defending dog | ? | Fractured elbow, scratched | 1 PM |
2002 | Dec. | East Highland | M | Working | Utility work area | Pants bitten | Evening |
2002 | Dec. | East Highland | M | ? | ? | "Attacked" | Evening |
2003 | Feb. | Lake View Terrace | "Jogger" | Jogging | Near "neighborhood coyote feeding station" | Ankle bitten | ? |
2003 | Nov. | Claremont | M | 3-4 Coyotes | ? | Successfully defended self w/ walking stick | 8 AM |
This section in a nutshell: Which of the following rise to the level of a true "coyote attack on a human"? Please give your opinions at the bottom of this section:
Background: The WP:RS for all these cases, (Timm, et. al., "Coyote Attacks, an Increasing Suburban Problem") list any event classified as an "attack" by local authorities, whose policy it is to list "incidents when one or more coyotes made physical contact with a child or adult, or attacked a pet while in close proximity to its owner" (p.1). It is not clear whether or not this article should follow suit, as some of these cases (see, for an extreme example, incident "R.", below) might not rise to the level of what a likely reader is to understand to be the defintion of a "Coyote Attack". Others, perhaps incident "F.", seem more likely be seen by a likely reader as a true coyote attack on a human. The points of view of more Wikipedians are therefore requested.
“Charged and took food”
A. Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote charged adult female, took purse containing lunch.
B. Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote charged adult female and took purse.
“Behaved Aggressively”
C. Oct. 2000 Oildale Pair of coyotes treed woman’s pet cat, then turned aggressively on her.
D. May 2003 Woodland Hills Coyote acted aggressively toward man after he intervened during its attack on his dog.
E. July 2001 Thousand Oaks Five coyotes attacked large dog in yard, and aggressively threatened residents attempting to rescue dog; would not leave area despite two visits by sheriff.
F. Sept. 2001 Lancaster Man walking encountered 4 coyotes, which crouched, circling him, attempting to attack. Fought off with walking stick, hitting one square across the face. (Morning)
Jumped on, bit backpack, and retreated
G. Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote jumped on back of man, biting his backpack. Was knocked off and retreated.
Attacked dog leashed to human
H. Aug. 1999 San Antonio Heights Three coyotes attacked and killed dog being walked on leash by elderly man.
I. May 2000 Dublin area Coyote killed small dog while woman was taking it for walk.
J. July 2001 Encinitas Coyote attacked and took dog, while it was being walked on leash by woman. (4 PM)
K. July 2002 Canoga Park Woman walking 2 large dogs accosted by 3 coyotes; fell backward and fended coyotes off.
L. Aug. 2002 Mission Hills Coyote approached couple walking dog, attempting to snatch dog out of man’s arms; left only after being kicked. (4 AM)
M. July 2003 Alta Loma Coyote grabbed her small dog while woman was walking it; she was able to rescue it.
Killed dog in proximity of owner
O. Nov. 1999 Hollywood Hills Coyote attacked and killed pet dog in man’s presence; coyote would not leave. (Morning)
P. Nov. 2002 Carbon Canyon Coyote came into trailer park and took dog in presence of its owner. (3 PM)
Q. May 2003 Woodland Hills Coyote came into residence to attack small pet dogs. (2 PM)
"Sniffed and pawed at" sleeper
R. June 2001 Frazier Park 22-yr-old female camp counselor sleeping in open awakened by coyote sniffing and pawing at her head. (2 AM)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/09/21/ns-coyote-new-waterford.html
On September 21, 2012, a sixteen-year old New Waterford, Nova Scotia girl was attacked by a coyote while she was walking to school. She had heard some growling in the bushes, but, seeing nothing, she continued walking and was hit from behind and knocked down. Just at that moment, a car happened along, and the motorist sounded his horn, scaring the coyote away. The Department of Natural Resources hired a professional to trap the animal. [1]
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/man-attacked-by-coyote-warns-others-1.967876
http://www.kens5.com/news/Austin-teen-says-coyote-attacked-him-near-his-home-174361701.html
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20121026/NEWS01/310260030/Coyote-shot-dead-after-attack-Malabar
A man was attacked Friday by coyotes outside his home in Kent and spent most of the evening in the emergency room, KOMO news reports.
Faron Scarberry, who moved to Kent about two weeks ago, said three coyotes attacked him while he was with his dog in his backyard.
They come up toward my face, and I kind of blocked them and pushed them away, and that's when the one grabbed me by the leg," he says.
Scarberry spent most of the night in the emergency room - diagnosed with a coyote bite and scratches. He got 24 rabies shots in his leg and two in his hip.
Scarberry's home is backed by a wooded area.
Washington Department Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Kim Chandler says coyotes are pretty hungry this time of year because of the lack of fruit, which they rely upon in their diet. The coyotes start to look at other animals, such as cats and small dogs, as sources of food.
Chandler advises keeping pets inside and preventing the coyotes' access to garbage.
FYI Urban coyotes: Dogged persistence.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 01:51, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/324031/222/2-coyotes-shot-killed-after-boy-attacked-
FYI here.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 15:31, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
My name is Blaine Cardilli and I was reviewing the 'Coyote Attacks' page via a Facebook link. My account is verifiable but is not on your list. If anyone is interested in getting the details for adding to the Wikipedia page on 'Coyote Attacks' I have supplied my email in my account. In Summary, I was calling turkeys with a friend when an adult coyote jumped me from behind, biting through 3 layers of clothing into my left arm. No stitches were necessary but I have photos of the shirt and arm. A doctor visit triggered an investigation by Maine CDC and I underwent (9) rabies shots. Date of attack: May 22, 2008, 10:00am, Waldoboro, Maine
Thank you. Blaine Cardilli — Preceding unsigned comment added by Countryboyinmaine ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
FYI NBC report.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 09:12, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
FYI NBC News.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 13:50, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
http://www.summitdaily.com/magazines/exploresummitweekender/23672134-113/this-week-in-summit-county-history-rabid-coyotes Chrisrus ( talk) 19:18, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
The reason for that California sections is that all of them were cited to Timm, et. al.
It was not to separate all Californian items from the rest.
For example, the table in the "on adults" section that are all cited to the same source, Timm, et. al.
That is the reason they are on a separate table.
It's to separate them from the attacks not so cited. The others are cited to individual press reports and such.
Those not cited to Timm, et. al., are not often sourced to peer-reviewed scholarly papers such like Timm, et. al.
Instead, we know about them generally from local media reports, such as local TV or radio stations or newspapers.
This is a good reason to keep them separated from those sourced from Timm et. al.
Please don't do it in the way that you're doing it. You are mixing the attacks we know from Timm, et. al. with those that are just from media reports.
The reason they were separated in the first place is not to distinguish Californian attacks from those of other regions.
There is no reason that I can think of to separate this list into Californian attacks and non-Californian attacks.
There is a reason to keep the Timm, et. al. sourced attacks from the media reported attacks.
That reason is, so we can cite all the Timm, et. al. attacks once, not over and over and over again citing so many different attacks to the same source.
It was easier that way for the readers to see that we got all these items from this one source, and easier for us to manage.
There is supposed to be a little intro saying the following attacks come from Timm et al and these others come from media reports.
---
However: 1. Should this be divided into one section for attacks on adults and another for children? 2. Should this list be divided into Californian vs. non-Californian? 3. Should this list be divided into US vs. Canada? 4. Should this list be divided at all? 5. Should it be compiled into one big list that could be set into a table that could allow the readers to search by victim age, name, gender, location, and so on, by clicking the top of the list?
What are your opinions? Chrisrus ( talk) 03:22, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
This word often seems inappropriate for many of the attacks so characterized. I know for certain the February 27, 2017, attack in Roswell, GA, was a bite on the leg - the man was not "mauled." The bitten man managed to hold the sick coyote down for 20 minutes - had the man been "mauled" he would have bled out and died in 20 minutes. Instead, he went to the hospital, was not admitted, did not need stitches and the wound later shown on the news [2] - not a mauling. I'm changing that one and any others that I can check the original story to see it it uses the term "maul." Samatva ( talk) 01:13, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
This May 2017 Stillwater attack, is it clearly a coyote attack or were they dogs? Chrisrus ( talk) 20:42, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
Should this article be attempting to be a comprehensive list of every coyote attack? I suggest WP:NOTNEWS would argue against that. Why don't we drop the lists and focus the article on the general issue? Bondegezou ( talk) 13:54, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
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Year | Time of Year | Location | Victim | Activity | Surroundings | Result | Time of Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | June | Pasadena, CA | M | Picking up newspaper | Yard | Heel bitten | Early morning |
1979 | July | Pasadena, CA | M | Jogging | ? | Both legs bitten, chased up tree | ? |
1988 | Oct. | San Diego | F | Talking on phone | Yard | Bitten | ? |
1990 | June | Reds Meadow | ? | Sleeping | Campground | Hand bitten | Night |
1990 | June | Reds Meadow | ? | Sleeping | Campground | Foot bitten | Night |
1992 | Mar. | San Marcos, CA | F | Defending dog | Yard | Face bitten | ? |
1992 | April | Fallbrook | M | Working | Grove | Bitten | ? |
1994 | Mar. | Griffith Park | M | ? | ? | Bitten | Noon |
1995 | Mar. | Griffith Park | F | Preparing food | Yard | Bitten | Day |
1995 | June | Laguna Niguel | M | Stargazing | Yard | Foot bitten | Night |
1995 | June | Laguna Niguel | M | Picking up newspaper | Yard | Foot bitten | Mid-morning |
1995 | July | Griffith Park | M | Sleeping | Lawn | Foot bitten | 2:45 PM |
1995 | July | Griffith Park | M | Sleeping | Lawn | Foot bitten | 4 PM |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | Two F | ? | ? | Ankle bitten twice, pulled to ground | ? |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | F | ? | ? | Lunch pail stolen | ? |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | F | ? | ? | Purse stolen | ? |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | M | ? | ? | Shoe bitten | Before dawn |
1997 | Jan. | San Juan Capistrano | M | ? | ? | Backback successfully defended | ? |
1997 | Feb. | South Lake Tahoe area | M | Feeding the coyote | ? | Hand that fed it bitten | ? |
1997 | Sept. | Pomona, CA | M | ? | ? | Bitten on ankle | ? |
1998 | Nov. | San Mateo County | F | Hiking in a group | ? | Buttock bitten | ? |
1998 | Nov. | San Mateo County | F | Hiking in a group | ? | Pant leg bitten | ? |
1999 | Spring | South Lake Tahoe area | Two | ? | ? | Bitten | ? |
1999 | Spring | South Lake Tahoe area | F | ? | Motel parking lot | Bitten | ? |
1999 | May | Canyon Country | M | Defending dog | ? | Scratched | Night |
1999 | Aug. | Green Valley Lake | F | Defending dog | Yard | "Attacked", captive in car | 8:30 AM |
1999 | Oct. | Ventura County | M | Bicycling w/dog, six coyotes | ? | "Attacked" | ? |
2000 | Feb. | Calimesa | M | Defending dog | Yard | Cuts, scrapes, and bruises | 9 PM |
2001 | April | Pomona, CA | 54-year-old F | Defending dog | Yard | Leg bitten | 4:30 PM |
2001 | July | Tustin | F | ? | ? | Bitten | ? |
2001 | Aug. | Hollywood Hills | M | Defending dog | ? | Bitten 8 times | 11:50 PM |
2001 | Aug. | Irvine, CA | F | Defending dog | ? | Bitten | 4:30 PM |
2001 | Sept. | Agora | F | Defending dog | ? | "Attacked" | 7:15 AM |
2001 | Sept. | Lancaster, CA | M | Walking | ? | Fought off 4 coyotes with walking stick | Morning |
2001 | Nov. | La Habra Heights | F | Walking | Golf course | Arm bitten | Daytime |
2002 | May | Los Angeles | M | Walking dog | ? | "Attacked" | Evening |
2002 | July | Woodland Hills, LA | F | ? | ? | Arm bitten | 6 AM |
2002 | July | Woodland Hills, LA | M | Walking | Between car and garage | Boot bitten | ? |
2002 | July | Carlsbad | F | Walking dog, 8-10 coyotes | ? | Bitten | 10 PM |
2002 | Nov. | Woodland Hills, LA | F | Defending dog | ? | Fractured elbow, scratched | 1 PM |
2002 | Dec. | East Highland | M | Working | Utility work area | Pants bitten | Evening |
2002 | Dec. | East Highland | M | ? | ? | "Attacked" | Evening |
2003 | Feb. | Lake View Terrace | "Jogger" | Jogging | Near "neighborhood coyote feeding station" | Ankle bitten | ? |
2003 | Nov. | Claremont | M | 3-4 Coyotes | ? | Successfully defended self w/ walking stick | 8 AM |
This section in a nutshell: Which of the following rise to the level of a true "coyote attack on a human"? Please give your opinions at the bottom of this section:
Background: The WP:RS for all these cases, (Timm, et. al., "Coyote Attacks, an Increasing Suburban Problem") list any event classified as an "attack" by local authorities, whose policy it is to list "incidents when one or more coyotes made physical contact with a child or adult, or attacked a pet while in close proximity to its owner" (p.1). It is not clear whether or not this article should follow suit, as some of these cases (see, for an extreme example, incident "R.", below) might not rise to the level of what a likely reader is to understand to be the defintion of a "Coyote Attack". Others, perhaps incident "F.", seem more likely be seen by a likely reader as a true coyote attack on a human. The points of view of more Wikipedians are therefore requested.
“Charged and took food”
A. Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote charged adult female, took purse containing lunch.
B. Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote charged adult female and took purse.
“Behaved Aggressively”
C. Oct. 2000 Oildale Pair of coyotes treed woman’s pet cat, then turned aggressively on her.
D. May 2003 Woodland Hills Coyote acted aggressively toward man after he intervened during its attack on his dog.
E. July 2001 Thousand Oaks Five coyotes attacked large dog in yard, and aggressively threatened residents attempting to rescue dog; would not leave area despite two visits by sheriff.
F. Sept. 2001 Lancaster Man walking encountered 4 coyotes, which crouched, circling him, attempting to attack. Fought off with walking stick, hitting one square across the face. (Morning)
Jumped on, bit backpack, and retreated
G. Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote jumped on back of man, biting his backpack. Was knocked off and retreated.
Attacked dog leashed to human
H. Aug. 1999 San Antonio Heights Three coyotes attacked and killed dog being walked on leash by elderly man.
I. May 2000 Dublin area Coyote killed small dog while woman was taking it for walk.
J. July 2001 Encinitas Coyote attacked and took dog, while it was being walked on leash by woman. (4 PM)
K. July 2002 Canoga Park Woman walking 2 large dogs accosted by 3 coyotes; fell backward and fended coyotes off.
L. Aug. 2002 Mission Hills Coyote approached couple walking dog, attempting to snatch dog out of man’s arms; left only after being kicked. (4 AM)
M. July 2003 Alta Loma Coyote grabbed her small dog while woman was walking it; she was able to rescue it.
Killed dog in proximity of owner
O. Nov. 1999 Hollywood Hills Coyote attacked and killed pet dog in man’s presence; coyote would not leave. (Morning)
P. Nov. 2002 Carbon Canyon Coyote came into trailer park and took dog in presence of its owner. (3 PM)
Q. May 2003 Woodland Hills Coyote came into residence to attack small pet dogs. (2 PM)
"Sniffed and pawed at" sleeper
R. June 2001 Frazier Park 22-yr-old female camp counselor sleeping in open awakened by coyote sniffing and pawing at her head. (2 AM)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/09/21/ns-coyote-new-waterford.html
On September 21, 2012, a sixteen-year old New Waterford, Nova Scotia girl was attacked by a coyote while she was walking to school. She had heard some growling in the bushes, but, seeing nothing, she continued walking and was hit from behind and knocked down. Just at that moment, a car happened along, and the motorist sounded his horn, scaring the coyote away. The Department of Natural Resources hired a professional to trap the animal. [1]
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/man-attacked-by-coyote-warns-others-1.967876
http://www.kens5.com/news/Austin-teen-says-coyote-attacked-him-near-his-home-174361701.html
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20121026/NEWS01/310260030/Coyote-shot-dead-after-attack-Malabar
A man was attacked Friday by coyotes outside his home in Kent and spent most of the evening in the emergency room, KOMO news reports.
Faron Scarberry, who moved to Kent about two weeks ago, said three coyotes attacked him while he was with his dog in his backyard.
They come up toward my face, and I kind of blocked them and pushed them away, and that's when the one grabbed me by the leg," he says.
Scarberry spent most of the night in the emergency room - diagnosed with a coyote bite and scratches. He got 24 rabies shots in his leg and two in his hip.
Scarberry's home is backed by a wooded area.
Washington Department Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Kim Chandler says coyotes are pretty hungry this time of year because of the lack of fruit, which they rely upon in their diet. The coyotes start to look at other animals, such as cats and small dogs, as sources of food.
Chandler advises keeping pets inside and preventing the coyotes' access to garbage.
FYI Urban coyotes: Dogged persistence.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 01:51, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/324031/222/2-coyotes-shot-killed-after-boy-attacked-
FYI here.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 15:31, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
My name is Blaine Cardilli and I was reviewing the 'Coyote Attacks' page via a Facebook link. My account is verifiable but is not on your list. If anyone is interested in getting the details for adding to the Wikipedia page on 'Coyote Attacks' I have supplied my email in my account. In Summary, I was calling turkeys with a friend when an adult coyote jumped me from behind, biting through 3 layers of clothing into my left arm. No stitches were necessary but I have photos of the shirt and arm. A doctor visit triggered an investigation by Maine CDC and I underwent (9) rabies shots. Date of attack: May 22, 2008, 10:00am, Waldoboro, Maine
Thank you. Blaine Cardilli — Preceding unsigned comment added by Countryboyinmaine ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
FYI NBC report.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 09:12, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
FYI NBC News.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 13:50, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
http://www.summitdaily.com/magazines/exploresummitweekender/23672134-113/this-week-in-summit-county-history-rabid-coyotes Chrisrus ( talk) 19:18, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
The reason for that California sections is that all of them were cited to Timm, et. al.
It was not to separate all Californian items from the rest.
For example, the table in the "on adults" section that are all cited to the same source, Timm, et. al.
That is the reason they are on a separate table.
It's to separate them from the attacks not so cited. The others are cited to individual press reports and such.
Those not cited to Timm, et. al., are not often sourced to peer-reviewed scholarly papers such like Timm, et. al.
Instead, we know about them generally from local media reports, such as local TV or radio stations or newspapers.
This is a good reason to keep them separated from those sourced from Timm et. al.
Please don't do it in the way that you're doing it. You are mixing the attacks we know from Timm, et. al. with those that are just from media reports.
The reason they were separated in the first place is not to distinguish Californian attacks from those of other regions.
There is no reason that I can think of to separate this list into Californian attacks and non-Californian attacks.
There is a reason to keep the Timm, et. al. sourced attacks from the media reported attacks.
That reason is, so we can cite all the Timm, et. al. attacks once, not over and over and over again citing so many different attacks to the same source.
It was easier that way for the readers to see that we got all these items from this one source, and easier for us to manage.
There is supposed to be a little intro saying the following attacks come from Timm et al and these others come from media reports.
---
However: 1. Should this be divided into one section for attacks on adults and another for children? 2. Should this list be divided into Californian vs. non-Californian? 3. Should this list be divided into US vs. Canada? 4. Should this list be divided at all? 5. Should it be compiled into one big list that could be set into a table that could allow the readers to search by victim age, name, gender, location, and so on, by clicking the top of the list?
What are your opinions? Chrisrus ( talk) 03:22, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
This word often seems inappropriate for many of the attacks so characterized. I know for certain the February 27, 2017, attack in Roswell, GA, was a bite on the leg - the man was not "mauled." The bitten man managed to hold the sick coyote down for 20 minutes - had the man been "mauled" he would have bled out and died in 20 minutes. Instead, he went to the hospital, was not admitted, did not need stitches and the wound later shown on the news [2] - not a mauling. I'm changing that one and any others that I can check the original story to see it it uses the term "maul." Samatva ( talk) 01:13, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
This May 2017 Stillwater attack, is it clearly a coyote attack or were they dogs? Chrisrus ( talk) 20:42, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
Should this article be attempting to be a comprehensive list of every coyote attack? I suggest WP:NOTNEWS would argue against that. Why don't we drop the lists and focus the article on the general issue? Bondegezou ( talk) 13:54, 11 April 2019 (UTC)