After downstate coyote attacks, DEC warns public

NEW YORK (WROC) – After attacks downstate, the DEC has issued its annual guidance to avoid conflicts with coyotes.
Monday, authorities told CBS New York that a coyote, responsible for biting eight people, a dog and some sheep, tested positive for rabies.
The rabid animal was killed when it bit a police officer who in turn shot the coyote.
In a reminder, DEC officials asked residents to avoid the animals.
The agency writes, “With the onset of warmer weather, many of New York’s r