Another Coyote Shot In The Bronx

A coyote was found shot to death Thursday morning in Van Cortlandt Park, the second dead coyote found in the Bronx in little more than a week.

The two deaths followed sightings of coyotes in the city and in Westchester County, indicating the animals’ range is spreading.

Edward Spevak, the assistant curator of mammals at the Bronx Zoo, said the cutting of Eastern forests, the extermination of wolves and the adaptability of coyotes are all contributing to the species’ spread.

Parks Commissioner Henry Stern denounced the shooting.