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Incredibly, it seems there is another injured coyote with a trap on its leg ranging parts of Aquidneck Island. To date it has been seen mostly in Portsmouth between Wapping Road, Sandy Point Avenue, and Old Mill Lane (close to where the first one was seen). Does anyone have any information?
In Newport This Week Olga Enger discusses the illegally-trapped coyote and gives some background on Newport/Middletown coyote issues....
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After Cliff, Residents Continue to Interfere with Coyotes
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Last fall, Cliff the coyote rose to celebrity status after Middletown police issued a kill order for the animal, and his imminent fate hit headlines across the state. Cliff’s only crime was that he learned to trust humans, after being fed by a household on or near Kay Boulevard in Newport.
Follow up by Matt Sheley on illegally trapped and injured coyote. DEM hopes to prosecute.
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DEM euthanizes coyote injured by trap - The Newport Daily News
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MIDDLETOWN - The coyote that was trapped illegally earlier this month in Middletown was euthanized Tuesday morning in the area of Third Beach, according to the state Department of Environmental Management.