Multiple coyote attacks on runners reported at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in NC

[rangerrebew]

 Multiple coyote attacks on runners reported at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in NC

September 24, 2020 The Charlotte Observer - Mark Price
 

Cape Lejeune Marine Corps Base on the North Carolina coast has issued a safety alert after multiple people reported being attacked at the military facility by coyotes.

At least four attacks have occurred recently on the eastern side of the base, near the Wallace Creek area, officials said in a Facebook post.

Investigators did not give details of the injuries, but noted all victims “were running after dark in the vicinity.”

The latest attack occurred at 4 a.m. Sept. 23. All the victims reported being near offices of the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Command when attacked, officials said.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/09/multiple-coyote-attacks-on-runners-reported-at-camp-lejeune-marine-corps-base-in-nc/

[Smokin Joe]

Multiple coyote attacks on runners reported at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in NC

September 24, 2020 The Charlotte Observer - Mark Price
 

Cape Lejeune Marine Corps Base on the North Carolina coast has issued a safety alert after multiple people reported being attacked at the military facility by coyotes.

At least four attacks have occurred recently on the eastern side of the base, near the Wallace Creek area, officials said in a Facebook post.

Investigators did not give details of the injuries, but noted all victims “were running after dark in the vicinity.”

The latest attack occurred at 4 a.m. Sept. 23. All the victims reported being near offices of the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Command when attacked, officials said.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/09/multiple-coyote-attacks-on-runners-reported-at-camp-lejeune-marine-corps-base-in-nc/

Coyotes learn fast. Shoot a few and the rest will steer clear.
But if you don't assert your dominance over a bit of ground, they will.

It is a simple territory thing. Own it, or they will.

[rangerrebew]

Camp Lejeune warns Marines and sailors to stay away from dangerous wildlife, because of course that had to be said
Do you want a safety brief? Because this is how you get a safety brief.

    James Clark
Updated:
    Sep 24, 2020 4:28 PM EDT
Original:
    Sep 24, 2020

In news you didn't expect to hear — unless you've served in the Marines — officials at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina are advising base personnel to avoid wild animals, particularly wild coyotes.

The announcement was published to Camp Lejeune's official Facebook page after two Marine lance corporals, a lieutenant colonel, and a Navy petty officer first class were bitten by a wild coyote in separate incidents while running at night near the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Area Command.

"Until further notice, please do not run in this area after dark until the animal can be removed," the Facebook announcement warns.
 

https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/marine-corps-coyote-attack

[Cyber Liberty]

Coyotes in the Eastern states are much larger than the scrawny Mutts we have running around here in AZ.  Out here, the predator to watch is the Mountain Lion.

[PeteS in CA]

Camp Lejeune warns Marines and sailors to stay away from dangerous wildlife, because of course that had to be said

  It's a warning against running in open areas after dark, not to stay away from wild animals.

  Maybe I'm weird, but warning everybody at once seems preferable to people periodically learning the hard way because they were unaware there had been attacks.

[Cyber Liberty]

Things to watch out for here are.... rattlesnakes, wild hogs (esp. momma sow with younguns that will kill you), mountain lions, deer in rut.  Other than that...not a problem...lol.

I think steering clear of deer in rut is sound advice.

[Smokin Joe]

Coyotes in the Eastern states are much larger than the scrawny Mutts we have running around here in AZ.  Out here, the predator to watch is the Mountain Lion.

Coyotes are hunted here for fur, so they tend to avoid humans. The ones that don't serve as an example (posthumously) to the rest. There have been a couple of folks who saw what they were fairly sure were wolves.

We have cougar in the badlands and the Missouri breaks, sometimes very close to town, and in the backwater willows. It pays to have a dog with, and the means to dispatch one, and avoid overhangs and such. They have spread considerably since I arrived in ND 42 years ago.

Rattlesnakes here are south of the Missouri, fairly rare north of the river. The Ice Age pushed them to the other side.

No matter where you are in the boonies, it pays to pay attention and be tuned in to what's going on around you.