Mystery over surge in coyote attacks in Vancouver park

There have been 40 attacks in Stanley Park in the last nine months, four times the total over past 30 years

Coyotes are stalking and biting visitors in a popular Vancouver park in record numbers, in a mysterious surge of attacks that is baffling experts and dividing the city.

In the roughly nine months since December 2020, 40 coyote attacks in Stanley Park have been reported, including one last week where a 69-year-old man was bitten on the leg while walking on a trail. None have so far been fatal.