▁and ▁ch ased ▁the ▁animal ▁away . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁ 5 - year - old ▁girl ▁in ▁Vern on , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁was ▁m au led ▁by ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁while ▁walking ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁dog ▁near ▁a ▁green b elt ▁area ▁at ▁about ▁ 5 PM . ▁ ▁An ▁official ▁quoted ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁stated ▁that ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁four ▁other ▁attacks ▁on ▁humans ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁fifteen ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁an ▁ 8 - year - old ▁girl ▁in ▁Oak ville , ▁Ontario ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁her ▁back yard ▁with ▁a ▁friend ▁when ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁jump ed ▁over ▁the ▁f ence ▁and ▁attacked ▁her . ▁The ▁animal ▁ch ased ▁the ▁children ▁inside ▁the ▁house , ▁then ▁st alk ed ▁around ▁outside ▁the ▁house , ▁but ▁ran ▁away ▁before ▁the ▁police ▁arrived . ▁ ▁Author ities ▁killed ▁a ▁co y ote ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁later ▁that ▁day , ▁and ▁the ▁girl ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁hospital , ▁treated ▁for ▁bit es ▁to ▁the ▁leg , ▁and ▁given ▁ra b ies ▁sh ots ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁clear ▁whether ▁the ▁ra b ies - free ▁animal ▁that ▁was ▁killed ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁one ▁which ▁had ▁attacked ▁the ▁child . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁in ▁St . ▁C ath ar ines , ▁Ontario , ▁a