Washington County

Coyote spotted chasing pets up trees in North Strabane neighborhood

NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A coyote sighting in Washington County has residents there concerned.

People who live in North Strabane Township told Channel 11 they saw the animal in their neighborhood in the middle of the day.

One woman reported that she saw it chasing a cat up a tree near Sunset Drive in McMurray.

According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, coyotes are wary of people, but have become extremely adapted to living by them. If you see one near your property:

  • Keep close supervision of your pets
  • Make the coyote uncomfortable by making loud noises — yelling clapping, or banging a pot — so it doesn’t won’t to come back to that same spot.
  • Eliminate any food sources outside
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