. ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁boy ▁in ▁West mount , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁wore ▁body ▁arm our , ▁mot oc ross ▁p ants ▁and ▁bo ots ▁when ▁a ▁co y ote ▁attacked ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁trail ▁near ▁his ▁home . ▁All ▁three ▁protect ive ▁g ears ▁helped ▁him ▁surv ive ▁the ▁pre dat ory ▁incident . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁girl ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote ▁in ▁New ▁Water ford , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁walking ▁to ▁school . ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁heard ▁some ▁grow ling ▁in ▁the ▁bush es , ▁but , ▁seeing ▁nothing , ▁continued ▁walking ▁and ▁was ▁hit ▁from ▁behind ▁and ▁knock ed ▁down . ▁ ▁Just ▁at ▁that ▁moment , ▁a ▁car ▁happened ▁along , ▁and ▁the ▁motor ist ▁sound ed ▁his ▁horn , ▁sc aring ▁the ▁co y ote ▁away . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁h ired ▁a ▁professional ▁to ▁trap ▁the ▁animal . ▁ ▁On ▁adult s ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁published ▁scholar ly ▁research ▁on ▁co y ote ▁attacks ▁on ▁adult s ▁comes ▁from ▁California , ▁but ▁press ▁reports ▁detail ▁attacks ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁continent . ▁ ▁California ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁Not ▁all ▁the ▁co y ote ▁attacks ▁on ▁adult s ▁in ▁California ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 9