2 Children Bitten by Coyote Days Apart in Separate Attacks at Texas Park

• Officials in Texas are looking for a coyote that attacked two children in separate incidents at Parkway Central Park in Arlington
• Animal Services has attempted to trap the animal after both attacks, but to no avail
• Coyotes typically mate between mid January and early March, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife

Two children were bitten in separate coyote attacks in Texas as local officials continue efforts to locate the animal responsible.

The first attack occurred Saturday at Parkway Central Park in North Arlington, according to officials with the City of Arlington. 

Animal Services set a trap at the park on Van Buren Drive “but was not able to trap the coyote” at that time,” they added.

Two days later, “a second child was bitten by what is believed to be the same coyote” at the same park, which has subsequently been closed to the public.

This time, Animal Services officers were joined by police officers as they attempted to trap and tranquilize the coyote. But once again, “the animal could not be located.”

Authorities have not released information about the victims’ ages or conditions following the attacks.

Additional traps will be set up on Wednesday as Animal Services continues to patrol the area in hopes of locating and tranquilizing the coyote, according to city officials.

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Rasheen Sinclair, who has lived near the park for about five years, believes coyotes in the area have been “getting a little more aggressive” recently, a “very concerning" development, according to FOX affiliate KDFW. 

“This is a heavy traffic area of people walking their kids to and from school, but also just for exercise,” Sinclair told the outlet. “You want to make sure that you're cognizant of the area, because at the end of the day, they're gonna see you before you see them, and so if they are going to attack, that's a really dangerous situation.”

Coyotes mate from mid January to early March, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. 

Two people in Rhode Island were also recently attacked by a coyote. Local officials said the second person was attacked Friday while hiking through the woods in Johnston, and killed the animal with his bare hands.

The coyote involved in the New England incidents tested positive for rabies, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.