Coyote Euthanized After Being Caught in a Trap
Reported:
02/26/2021
Location:
Fairhaven, MA - USA
Species:
Other
Trap Type:
Leghold
Incident Date:
02/26/2021
Victim's Disposition:
dead
Victim's Name:
Legal Action:
Unknown
Summary:
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Environmental Police had to put down a coyote in a neighborhood in Fairhaven Sunday after they found it with a leghold trap attached to its leg. According to Environmental Police, the trapping of coyotes is legal during the open trapping season in Massachusetts but the use of leghold traps is strictly prohibited. Officers tracked the animal and located it several miles from where it was originally reported. Due to the animal’s significant injuries sustained from the leghold trap, the coyote was put down.
Result:
The case is under investigation by Massachusetts Environmental Police. Fairhaven Police Department is also assisting with the search.