A concerned citizen who likes walking his or her dog in Harvard's holdings off Western Avenue filed a 311 report about a coyote that chased them shortly after midnight:
Coyote, possibly/likely with rabies? Just walked my dog through here and was pursued by a snarling coyote. I have a big husky like dog, and that didn't scare off the coyote. It chased me down from the Harvard parking lot to hopedale. Got 8-9 feet away at one point. I've called Harvard before, but something is definitely wrong with this coyote to chase a human and dog down.
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Odd place
By Kaz
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 12:41pm
I guess he might have followed the river there, but that's an odd place for a coyote to have made it to as well.
Made it to?
By Wile E.
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 1:21pm
We’re Worldwide!
Which supports the hypothesis
By Notfromboston
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 1:21pm
Which supports the hypothesis that it was rabid.
Not likely
By anon
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 5:28pm
Rabid animals don't stalk.
Perhaps you should read about animal behavior somewhere rather than assume all animals are rabid. Because that's rare and you sound like a fool.
There are coyotes along the river
By Tim Mc.
Sun, 04/11/2021 - 10:01am
and we've seen tracks near the stadium. (There was actually a recent photo on UHub of one in the nearby soccer field.) So I don't think this is particularly far off the beaten track for a coyote. They adapt well to urban environments.
But this doesn't sound like normal behavior for one, even if the location isn't unusual.
Maybe it wandered off from
By anon
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 2:28pm
Maybe it wandered off from the University of South Dakota and ended up at Harvard.
Down from the highest point on I-90 west of MA?
By adamg
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 3:10pm
Who's going to check its fur for a toll transponder?
If it's rabid you and your
By anon
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 5:59pm
If it's rabid you and your dog are lucky it didn't attack. We"ve seen what rabid foxes can do. Can you imagine what a rabid coyote could do?
This sounds like 911 material
By Refugee
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 7:22pm
This sounds like 911 material.
I don't think
By Wiffleball
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 7:40pm
they make that model out of coyote.
Eh, I'm sure 311 would get right on it
By Tim Mc.
Sun, 04/11/2021 - 9:59am
n/t
Defending puppies, maybe?
By anon
Tue, 04/13/2021 - 8:42am
Growling and stalking doesn't sound like rabies....
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