As coyote sightings are on the rise in California this summer, a 5-year-old girl was attacked and bitten by one in San Francisco.

Coyotes have made a steady comeback in San Francisco after once being nearly wiped out, renewing a debate between those who ...

Wildlife officers say a coyote that attacked a 5-year-old girl while she was playing during a supervised summer camp visit at the garden on Friday was among three shot and killed over the weekend.

One of the three coyotes shot and killed by U.S. Agriculture Department trappers in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park was identified as the coyote that bit a child in the SF Botanical Garden on ...

Three coyotes were shot and killed in San Francisco's Botanical Garden at Golden Gate Park over the weekend after a five-year-old girl was attacked.

Authorities in San Francisco may have killed a coyote that bit a 5-year-old girl at the San Francisco Botanical Garden last week.

Three coyotes were shot and killed in San Francisco's Botanical Garden at Golden Gate Park over the weekend after a five-year-old girl was attacked.

As coyotes expand their territories, you may encounter these animals in your yard or garden. “Have an awareness that they can be out there, even in a neighborhood setting,” says Owen.