Second Aggressive Coyote Tests Negative For Rabies

An aggressive coyote that a Norwood police officer shot Thursday and was found dead Sunday has tested negative for rabies, authorities reported.

State Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Larry Hajna told NorthJersey.com that the animal has tested negative for rabies. The coyote was the second to be killed since a man was bitten by one while walking his dog April 19. That coyote, which was later found and euthanized, tested positive for rabies.

Hajna said that the DEP does not have “any reports of aggressive coyotes” and that the department would continue to respond to reports of aggressive coyotes as needed.

There were reported coyote sightings throughout Bergen County the past few months.

A coyote attacked a man outside his Saddle River home April 6. That same coyote, according to reports, also attacked a neighbor’s dog.

Paramus, Ridgewood, Midland Park, and Harrington Park residents also reported seeing coyotes recently.