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Harrington Park Police Department has received multiple calls about coyote sightings in the Highland Field Area

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Harrington Park NJ, the Harrington Park Police Department has received multiple calls about coyote sightings in the Highland Field Area near the lower fields and walking trails. Coyotes are usually skittish around humans and typically try to avoid people whenever possible. Chief Maalouf wants citizens to be educated about these animals, as well as the do’s and don’ts when encountering a coyote.

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Coyote sightings spur patrols in North Jersey

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APRIL 21, 2015, 8:59 AM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015, 9:59 PM
BY SCOTT FALLON AND STEFANIE DAZIO
STAFF WRITERS |
THE RECORD

State wildlife staffers armed with guns patrolled a Norwood neighborhood in search of at least one coyote that may be rabid as reported sightings of the animals across Bergen County on Tuesday forced some schools to keep children indoors and animal control officers to set traps.

The heightened attention on coyotes comes as two men in the county were attacked by the animals in separate incidents this month — a rare occurrence that state officials say is likely due to a rabies infection.

“They typically would not be approaching people unless they are sick,” said Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.

A coyote that bit a Saddle River man on April 6 has tested positive for rabies, only the sixth coyote identified as rabid in New Jersey in the last 25 years, according to state records. Another coyote that bit a Norwood man Sunday is being tested for rabies. Results are due back today.

State wildlife officials believe that another aggressive and possibly sick coyote is on the loose in the wooded Fox Hill section of Norwood.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/coyote-sightings-spur-patrols-in-north-jersey-1.1313732