The B.C. Conservation Officer Service reported three more overnight coyote attacks in Stanley Park on Wednesday, including two involving children.
In a social media post, conservation officers said one coyote which demonstrated signs of food habituation was killed. Officers will remain in the park to patrol, they said.
According to conservation officers, two four-year-old children were bitten in separate incidents. One occurred near the Brockton Oval around 5 p.m., while the other happened around 9 p.m. near the Nine O’Clock Gun.
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The third attack happened near Lost Lagoon around 9:30 p.m., where a man was bitten from behind. All of the victims suffered minor injuries.
“The (B.C. Conservation Officer Service) cannot stress enough to avoid Stanley Park, especially during dawn and dusk hours, when coyotes tend to be more active,” the agency said in a tweet.
The latest attacks come just two days after conservation officers reported another trio of coyote attacks in the park over a 72-hour period.
On Tuesday, the Vancouver Park Board said it was closing the park from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in order to try and reduce the risk of attacks.
There have been at least 40 coyote attacks in the park since December, including one in July that involved a two-year-old girl.
It remains unclear what has prompted the massive increase in coyote attacks in the park, but the park board and conservation officers believe people feeding the animals are at least partly to blame.
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