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A woman walking on the Asilomar Trail in Pebble Beach was followed by a coyote, prompting state parks authorities to remind hikers to stay alert on local trails. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon when the coyote aggressively approached the woman, who was possibly with her family, according to Mike Dippel, chief of California State Parks. "Sunday afternoon, late afternoon, a woman was walking, possibly with her family, in the area you see behind me here at Pebble Beach near Asilomar State Beach. But in Pebble Beach, when a coyote aggressively approached her and may have followed her on this path...

A 6-year-old Southern California boy was dragged and attacked by a coyote at a softball game .. Enoch Palomar was attending his sister’s game at Del Amo Park in Carson when the attack unfolded... A person filming the action on the field captured audio of Enoch’s screams as the wild animal was biting him behind the softball field. , .... “It just kept biting me and I was trying to kick it,” Enoch told KTLA. “It was too fast and it just jumped. I was trying my hardest and then it didn’t work, and then I yelled.” Enoch’s mom, Melissa...

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is quietly developing an artificial intelligence system that could dramatically speed up asylum approvals worldwide. While publicly marketed as an “efficiency tool” to identify bottlenecks in the refugee process, this AI system gives the UN something it has never had before: real-time control over the pace and volume of migration flows. According to UNHCR, the AI is designed to: Analyze global refugee case files in bulk. Flag points in the process where applications stall. Alert UN staff to “optimize” workflows in near real time. Western countries are already under enormous political pressure to expand...

A stray dog survived a 45-minute coyote attack earlier this month in Orange County, fending off at least five coyotes that circled it in a residential neighborhood

A stray dog survived a 45-minute coyote attack earlier this month in Orange County, fending off at least five coyotes that circled it in a residential neighborhood. An incredible video posted on Nextdoor and shared with KTLA showed the dog fighting off the coyotes in the driveway of a home in Brea on May 6. The homeowner said it happened around 5:40 a.m. on Huntley Circle near the 57 freeway. The video shows several coyotes surrounding and attacking a young Labrador/German shepherd mix that was roaming the neighborhood without a collar. The homeowners were unaware of the battle unfolding on...

Smugglers living along key migration routes thrived off the U.S. border crisis, but are now left with next to no income after illegal migrants have largely given up trying to reach the southern border under the Trump administration’s watch. Residents living in the Darien Gap — a vast jungle region between Colombia and Panama that serves as a pivotal way station for northbound migrants — took advantage of the endless number of illegal immigrants who trekked across their lands during the Biden-era, according to locals who spoke with the Associated Press. Noticing an opportunity from those that needed to be...

EXCLUSIVE: Retired New York Giants safety Jack Brewer and his global ministry are on the ground in Guatemala City this week, helping officials receive migrant families deported from the U.S., providing food, support and prayer as they essentially start life anew. Brewer and his Jack Brewer Foundation have years of experience working in impoverished areas of the world like Haiti, Malawi and Central America, which Brewer said has allowed him to work closer than most and interact with the returning families. "They’ve been told by coyotes and different people that you can just come [to the U.S.], and if you...

In Latin American popular legend, the chupacabra is a monstrous creature with gray, scaly skin, spikes along its back, sharp fangs, and a taste for small livestock. Chupacabra sightings have been reported throughout the Americas and even as far north as the United States. The first report of chupacabras came from Puerto Rico in 1995. The creatures were blamed for attacks on goats, sheep, and other animals. Apparently, they left behind uneaten carcasses that were drained of blood. The name chupacabra translates from Spanish to mean “goat-sucker.” The mythical monster has inspired fear across some areas in the Americas for...

Mad cool points earned for Brock Purdy. If you’re a quarterback in the NFL, one of the biggest skills that you’re going to need is situational awareness — San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy has that in flying colors. Making an appearance Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Purdy gave confirmation that he issued an alert to a local reporter about a coyote that was approaching both her and her dog during a commercial shoot he was doing for John Deere. We can only assume that this story flew under the radar and is now going viral, because back in Feb.,...

Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna blasted a so-called “immigration expert” testifying before a House committee in Washington on Wednesday when he began laughing at her over her accusations that the Biden administration is aiding in the trafficking of children at the southern border. David J. Bier, associate director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, was testifying before lawmakers during a House hearing on immigration when he began openly laughing at Rep. Luna when she was asking him her questions. The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C., that is funded by the Koch Brothers...

The latest absurdist turn in the border disaster? “Smuggling influencers.” Yes, you read that right: Cross-border people-smugglers for hire, called coyotes, have taken to TikTok and YouTube to strut their stuff and snag business. They’re expertly wielding tech, using hashtag codes to geo-target potential customers, sharing info on Customs and Border Patrol movements and pumping out promotional videos boasting images of happy, excited migrants rushing to a new life here. Prospective customers can also sign up via the platforms (as long as they have the $10,000-plus coyotes usually demand, of course). It gives the lie, utterly, to the ironclad narrative...

A white dog abandoned in the Nevada desert has been rescued after living among a pack of wild coyotes for close to a year. It all started when Nevada residents spotted a pack of coyotes on the outskirts of the neighboring deserts. The majority of the canines were unmistakably coyotes. Among their ranks, however, was a large white dog, the cheerful-looking pup apparently leading the pack. Experts believe the dog was dumped in the desert as a puppy and rather than killing him, the coyotes took him in as one of their own. The dog was clearly malnourished and injured,...

During a game between the Arizona Coyotes and Boston Bruins on Saturday, the fans took it upon themselves to engage in an all-out brawl to the tune of “Howlin’ for You” by The Black Keys blasting throughout Mullett Arena in Tempe. The slobber knocker included a Coyotes fan slapping a drink toward an oncoming Bruins fan just five seconds in. Unfortunately, the same Coyotes fan seemed to punch and daze a woman in a Rob Gronkowski T-shirt, who luckily got up quickly after. SNIP According to a report from KTAR News, one person was arrested for aggravated assault as a...

A Georgia sheepdog is recovering from injuries after squaring off against a pack of coyotes, killing eight of them, while protecting his herd. Casper, a sheepdog who works on John Wierwiller’s Georgia farm, fought off more than half a dozen coyotes in a fight that lasted over half an hour, WAGA-TV reported. Wierwiller says that Casper disappeared for two days after the brutal fight. “We knew he was hurt because we found parts of his tail and blood and other things, so we were worried,” Wierwiller said.

Los Angeles may be considered an "urban jungle" but a Woodland Hills family is shaken up after their toddler was attacked by a coyote outside their home. “I heard her screaming and crying and I thought she fell down and I saw the coyote was there,” Ariel Eliyahuo, the toddler’s father, said. The child’s parents are now concerned not only for their children but for other children in the neighborhood. The family's Ring doorbell camera captured what happened ... We had to get a rabies shot and just hope everything is going to be ok,” the mother said. NBC has...

Coyotes have become practically ubiquitous across the lower 48 United States, and they’re increasingly turning up in cities. The draws are abundant food and green space in urban areas. At first these appearances were novelties, like the hot summer day in 2007 when a coyote wandered into a Chicago Quiznos sub shop and jumped into the beverage cooler. Within a few years, however, coyote sightings became common in the Bronx and Manhattan. In 2021 a coyote strolled into a Los Angeles Catholic school classroom. They’re also appearing in Canadian cities.

People often fear for their own safety, or for their children or pets, when they learn about coyotes in their neighborhoods. But as an interdisciplinary team studying how people and coyotes interact in urban areas, we know that peaceful coexistence is possible – and that these creatures actually bring some benefits to cities. Our team is working to learn how people feel about coyotes in their urban communities so that we can identify the best ways to foster positive human-coyote relationships. In Madison, we’ve found that many people appreciate coyotes and are likely to respond positively to messages that highlight...

A tractor-trailer found near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio contained the bodies of 46 dead people, along with 16 others who have been taken to hospitals, local officials in San Antonio said on Monday evening. The horrifying discovery was made near the intersection of Cassin Drive and Quintana Road in Southwest San Antonio, according to a local official who spoke to The Texas Tribune on condition of anonymity. The official said that Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Police Chief William McManus would give a briefing to the press at 9 p.m. near the site of the discovery. The official...

On Oct. 12, 2018, 16-year-old Karlie Gusé attended a party near her home in Chalfant Valley, a dessert town near Bishop, Calif. According to her boyfriend and others at the party, Karlie smoked marijuana—which may or may not have been laced with another drug—and immediately fell ill. She began to experience intense fear and paranoia, eventually calling her stepmother to ask for a ride home. But, at 9 p.m., Melissa Gusé found Karlie running down a street, away from the party. No one knew it then, but that was only the first of two times Karlie would run scared down...

It was the usual evening routine for Lyndsay Przybyl and her 13-year-old terrier, Roscoe. Przybyl, 39, who works as a bartender in downtown San Francisco, had just wrapped up her Tuesday night shift,... She clipped Roscoe’s leash to his collar and they went outside for a walk, heading toward 10th and California where her boyfriend, Tim Sowards, 41, lives. SNIP “Just like I’ve done a million times,” she recounted to SFGATE over the phone. “It’s something I’ll never do again.” There were four of them in total, and as they began to circle Przybyl, Sowards and Roscoe, the dog suddenly...