Another Wild Animal Attack in North Tonawanda

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Another Wild Animal Attack in North Tonawanda

A North Tonawanda man was attacked by a fox on Monday night, according to Niagara County health officials.

The man was walking home from the store on Niagara Falls Boulevard near Erie Avenue when the fox approached him and bit him in the leg.

It's the third attack by a wild animal in the city during the past few weeks.

Health officials say it's important for residents to protect themselves. The advise people against approaching or feeding animals.

North Tonawanda police are searching for the coyote and have instructions to shoot and kill it if it's safe to do so. Health officials want to test the animal for rabies.

In all three attacks, the victims are undergoing rabies vaccinations.

In early March, a fox was captured and killed in the Town of Wilson. It tested positive for rabies, which is a potentially fatal disease in humans if left untreated.

http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/43078107.html

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Another Wild Animal Attack in North Tonawanda

A North Tonawanda man was attacked by a fox on Monday night, according to Niagara County health officials.

The man was walking home from the store on Niagara Falls Boulevard near Erie Avenue when the fox approached him and bit him in the leg.

It's the third attack by a wild animal in the city during the past few weeks.

Health officials say it's important for residents to protect themselves. The advise people against approaching or feeding animals.

North Tonawanda police are searching for the coyote and have instructions to shoot and kill it if it's safe to do so. Health officials want to test the animal for rabies.

In all three attacks, the victims are undergoing rabies vaccinations.

In early March, a fox was captured and killed in the Town of Wilson. It tested positive for rabies, which is a potentially fatal disease in humans if left untreated.

http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/43078107.html

So, was the animal that attacked a fox or a coyote? (last I checked, two totally-different species--or did the victim actually know the difference between them?)

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I saw that myself, and I wondered the same thing.

Coyote

Fox

Edited April 16, 2009 by Mister_Bill

[Mags 112]

I saw that myself, and I wondered the same thing.

Coyote

Fox

Aren't they both beautiful creatures?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I saw that myself, and I wondered the same thing.

Coyote

Fox

Aren't they both beautiful creatures?

no.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I saw that myself, and I wondered the same thing.

Coyote

Fox

Aren't they both beautiful creatures?

also, both are extremely difficult to see in natural state, given that they're quite smart.

[Mags 112]

No.

For that you get a head bonk!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

No.

For that you get a head bonk!

Ouch!

[Nagishkaw 510]

The coyote is a trickster, so maybe it transformed itself into a fox for the attack. And yes, they are beautiful.

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

I saw that myself, and I wondered the same thing.

Coyote

Fox

Aren't they both beautiful creatures?

coyotes eat cats, so yes, they are.