Authorities sent DNA samples of the three coyotes to a lab in Sacramento to be tested to see if they match the DNA of the child attacked.
Three coyotes were shot and killed in San Francisco's Botanical Garden at Golden Gate Park over the weekend after a five-year-old girl was attacked.Three coyotes were shot and killed in San Francisco's Botanical Garden at Golden Gate Park over the weekend. It happened just one day after a five-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote.
"A coyote aggressively went after one of the kids -- a five-year-old girl -- and bit her on the butt," said Capt. Patrick Foy with Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. In the mean time, Brendan Lange, a spokesperson for the Gardens of Golden Gate Park released this statement:MORE:"In the state of California, there have been six in the last months," said Foy.At the botanical garden, some visitors have taken note of the coyote warning signs.
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