Posted:March 10, 2023
Updated: 7:05 PMhttps://www.kusi.com/coyote-found-in-illegal-trap-released-by-sd-humane-society/
RAMONA (CNS) – A coyote caught in an illegal jaw trap in February was today released into the wild by the San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife team after three weeks of care.
The adult female coyote was rescued from a residential property by SDHS’s Humane Law Enforcement on Feb. 17, where she was found in the Skyline neighborhood “dangling on a chain link fence from a jaw trap attached to her left front leg,” a statement from SDHS read.
The humane officers rushed her to SDHS’s Ramona Wildlife Center, where Project Wildlife’s medical team provided pain medication, took X-rays and tended to her wounds. The coyote had soft tissue damage to her lower leg due to the trap, but no fractures or permanent damage.
While under anesthesia, veterinarians also noted the coyote needed significant dental care, including a tooth extraction, which…
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