EDGARTOWN, Mass. — A dog is recovering after being bitten by a coyote on Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday afternoon.
Edgartown Police say the attack happened on Jernegan Pond Road and that pet owners witnessed the incident.
The dog is receiving treatment for its injuries and undergoing precautionary rabies protocol.
Massachusetts Environmental Police is investigating the attack and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Wildlife is also aware of the incident.
Wildlife officials are providing the following tips to avoid encounters with coyotes:
- Secure your garbage in barrels with tight-fitting lids
- Do not feed or pet them
- Keep your pets secure, particularly small pets that are a potential food source
- Keep bird feeder areas clean as the seeds attract small animals on which they prey
- Feed your pets indoors
- Close off crawl spaces under porches and sheds
- Don’t let them intimidate you. Don’t hesitate to scare or threaten them off with loud noises, bright lights.
- Protect livestock and remove fallen produce
Fore more information about preventing conflicts with coyotes, click here.
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