Coyote Attacks on Humans in the United States and Canada
Coyote Attacks on Humans in the United States and Canada
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美国和加拿大郊狼袭击人类
DOI：
10.1080/10871200903055326
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
S. Gehrt
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作者：
L. White;S. Gehrt
郊狼（Canis latrans）的活动范围已经扩大到北美的大部分地区，现在已经在许多大都市地区定居。它们在城市地区的存在常常引起公众的关注，尽管它们对人类构成的实际风险尚不清楚。我们对美国和加拿大的土狼袭击人类进行了分析，包括142起土狼袭击事件，造成159名受害者。大多数攻击被归类为掠夺性（37%）或调查性（22%）。报告的袭击数量在成人和儿童之间几乎相等，尽管儿童受害者在掠夺性袭击中更为普遍（p <0.001）。未来的土狼袭击可以通过改变人类行为和旨在防止土狼习惯的公共教育来减少或预防。一个标准化的土狼袭击事件报告制度将有利于进一步调查土狼袭击事件的特点。
Coyotes (Canis latrans) have expanded their range across much of North America and are now established in many metropolitan areas. Their presence in urban areas has often elicited concern from the public, although the actual risk that they pose to human populations is unclear. We conducted an analysis of coyote attacks on humans in the United States and Canada, including 142 reported incidents of coyote attacks resulting in 159 victims. Most attacks were classified as predatory (37%) or investigative (22%) in nature. The number of reported attacks was nearly equal between adults and children, although child victims were more (p < .001) prevalent in predatory attacks. Future coyote attacks could be reduced or prevented through modification of human behavior and public education designed to prevent the habituation of coyotes. A standardized reporting system for coyote attack incidents would be beneficial for further investigating characteristics of coyote attack incidents.