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Coyote Shot in Southie

January 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Environmental police shot and killed a coyote that had found itself on Carson Beach in South Boston yesterday.

    “The bottom line is that it’s a public safety issue,” said Environmental Police officer Mark Brighenti, who was forced to fire the fatal blast.

Link to Boston Herald Article

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  • 1 Rhea // Jan 1, 2007 at 8:20 pm

    I understand the fear people have of coyotes but to kill them… I was in Brookline about two weeks ago when I saw TWO coyotes while walking my dog in the woods. They got up and walked away from us.

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