Coyote was spotted in a park near Church of Holy Apostles in Manhattan . It ran across grass , hid behind bushes and dodged cops for over an hour . Comment: tranquilizer dart laced with Ketaset . Put in animal containment box and taken to Animal Care & Control center . It is the second coyote to have been seen in New York in only two weeks . On March 30 , another spent an hour wandering on roof of bar in Queens . Coyotes are flocking to city in rising numbers as competition for food becomes increasingly fierce , forcing them to scavenge new territories .
Coyote was spotted in a park near Church of Holy Apostles in Manhattan . It ran across grass , hid behind bushes and dodged cops for over an hour . Finally captured after it was shot with tranquilizer dart laced with Ketaset . Put in animal containment box and taken to Animal Care & Control center . It is the second coyote to have been seen in New York in only two weeks . On March 30 , another spent an hour wandering on roof of bar in Queens . Coyotes are flocking to city in rising numbers as competition for food becomes increasingly fierce , forcing them to scavenge new territories .