Prince George Man stalked by Coyote while unloading groceries from cab

PRINCE GEORGE – In the Northern Capital, seeing the scattered fox, bear, or deer, bounding down the neighbourhood streets is pretty much a daily thing, and in a town where wild spaces and human habitats overlap, we can sometimes find ourselves in the middle of aggressive wildlife encounter, in the heart of an urban center.

Prince George is home to a sizeable population of Coyotes, a small canid that could easily be mistaken for a large fox or a lean dog, but these stealthy, opportunistic pack hunters carry a vicious attitude, are considered dangerous wildlife by the Wildlife Act, and are a wellknown carrier of rabies and other diseases.

According to Wildlife Safety Officer Dixon Loewen of the BC Conservation Officer Service, the procedure for a close call with a coyote, would be the same response you’d give to a passing black bear.