us , ▁Massachusetts ▁clim bed ▁a ▁tree ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁assault ed ▁by ▁four ▁co y otes ▁while ▁walking ▁with ▁her ▁Lab r ador ▁at ▁Break heart ▁Res ervation . ▁She ▁called ▁ 9 1 1 ▁and ▁fire ▁f igh ters ▁came ▁to ▁her ▁aid . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁his ▁seven - year - old ▁daughter ▁in ▁Mock sv ille , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁were ▁assault ed ▁by ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁in ▁their ▁back yard . ▁They ▁received ▁st itch es ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁lung ed ▁at ▁a ▁h iker ▁and ▁l atch ed ▁onto ▁his ▁boot ▁in ▁Jones ▁County , ▁Georgia ' s ▁H itch iti ▁Ex perimental ▁Forest . ▁The ▁h iker ▁st ab bed ▁the ▁animal ▁with ▁a ▁kn ife ▁and ▁killed ▁it . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁in ▁T ega ▁C ay , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁charged ▁at ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁walking ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁dogs . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁Green field , ▁Wisconsin ▁f ended ▁two ▁urban ▁co y otes ▁in ▁his ▁front ▁yard ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁German ▁she ph erd . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁severe ▁inj uries . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁man