- month - old ▁girl . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁attacked ▁a ▁ 3 - year - old ▁Full erton ▁girl ▁in ▁her ▁yard , ▁bit ing ▁her ▁face , ▁head , ▁and ▁th igh . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁R ivers ide ▁ch ased ▁playing ▁children , ▁bit ing ▁a ▁ 3 - year - old ▁boy . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁gra bb ed ▁a ▁ 3 - year - old ▁Los ▁Alt os ▁boy ' s ▁head ▁and ▁hand ▁and ▁began ▁drag ging ▁him ▁toward ▁some ▁bush es ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁his ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁brother . ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁sever ely ▁bit ▁a ▁ 4 - year - old ▁girl ▁in ▁her ▁yard ▁in ▁South ▁Lake ▁T ah oe . ▁ ▁The ▁heavy ▁sn ows uit ▁she ▁was ▁we aring ▁protected ▁all ▁but ▁her ▁face , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁The ▁co y ote ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁unf enced ▁yard ▁until ▁police ▁arrived ▁and ▁shot ▁it . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁that ▁morning , ▁the ▁co y ote ▁had ▁bit ten ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁feed ing ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁in ▁La ▁M esa