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NEWS ABOUT: coyote

coyote stories: 7 news summaries

Singer Wouldn't Have Wanted Coyotes Killed: Mom

Taylor Mitchell was huge nature lover

Oct 30, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taylor Mitchell, the 19-year-old Canadian singer killed by coyotes on a hike Tuesday, was such a nature lover that she would have wanted to spare the coyotes, her mom says. “When the decision had been made to kill the pack of coyotes, I clearly heard Taylor's voice say, 'Please... More »

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Canada • animal attack • coyote • singer • Nova Scotia • folk music • Taylor Mitchell

 Coyotes Kill Canadian Singer 

Teen folk musician attacked in national park

Oct 29, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rising star of the Canadian folk music scene was killed in a savage coyote attack while hiking alone in Nova Scotia. Singer-songwriter Taylor Mitchell, 19, suffered multiple bite wounds and massive blood loss after a pair of coyotes pounced on her. She died a day later in a local... More »

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Canada • singers • country music • animal attack • coyote • Nova Scotia • folk music • Taylor Mitchell

 Jessica's Daisy 
 Snatched 
 by Coyote 

Maltipoo hasn't been seen since, Jessica heartbroken

Sep 16, 09 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Simpson's beloved Maltipoo Daisy has been snatched by a coyote near her Los Angeles home and hasn't been seen since, reports the New York Daily News. "My heart is broken because a coyote took my precious Daisy right in front of our eyes," tweeted Simpson. "We... More »

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Los Angeles • coyote • Jessica Simpson • dog • daisy ad • Nick Lachey • Maltese • Malti-poo

Circle of Life Closes In on Backyard Coyotes

Animal-rights groups again clash with pet owners over predators

Jan 28, 09 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Across Southern California, an old battle is raging: tireless hunter vs. wily coyote. It's tough to tell who's winning, but it's easy to hear who's unhappy: both animal-rights groups and homeowners. "We had a cat, and he became coyote sushi," one resident tells the LA Times. Suburbia,... More »

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Southern California • animal rights • animal attack • Humane Society • coyote • suburbs

Bigfoot Sighting Revealed to be Big Mistake

Bad case of mange made bear look like legendary Sasquatch

Nov 8, 07 6:36 PM CST
(Newser) - A Pennsylvania hunter's footage of a "juvenile Sasquatch" has been discredited after officials said the star of the show was actually an unhealthy bear. Same deal for a Texas rancher who claimed to have captured a chupacabra, the legendary Mexican goat-killer, but had in fact only bagged a coyote.... More »

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parasites • Texas • Pennsylvania • coyote • chupacabra • bigfoot • Sasquatch • mange

Relax, It's Just a Bald Coyote

Strange find is not chupacabra of urban legend

Nov 2, 07 9:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have identified the peculiar animals found in southern Texas this summer—and they’re not the bloodsucking chupacabras of Mexican lore. No, the three bodies discovered near San Antonio were actually just coyotes that had lost their hair, DNA tests show. Researchers say the doglike beasts are a “... More »

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baldness • San Antonio • coyote • chupacabra • bloodsucker • legend

Wal-Mart's
Low Prices
Even Attract Wayward Emus

Large, flightless bird found in parking lot

Aug 28, 07 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer advocates have been pecking at Wal-Mart for exporting jobs overseas, but yesterday an overseas import returned the favor. A three-year-old emu named Myron wound up in the big-box store’s parking lot after being chased from a local farm by a coyote, the AP reports. The owner said he... More »

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Wisconsin • Milwaukee • emu • coyote • West Bend • Wal-Mart

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