A wildlife official killed a seventh coyote in Green Valley on Monday after another two people reported they were attacked, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said.
The specialist working in the area shortly after 6 p.m. shot the coyote. It will be tested for rabies, Barkman said.
Barkman said the first coyote bite was reported at 6 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Placita de la Moneda. A second bite was reported 11 minutes later in the 1600 block of West Zuniga. Both are in the Canoa Hills Golf Course area.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist working in the area shot the coyote after seeing it jump a fence 20 yards from the site of the second attack, Barkman said.
She said wildlife officials do not believe rabies is a factor in the bites. They believe illegal feeding of the animals is to blame for the attacks, she said.
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Both victims suffered minor injuries, Barkman said. One was transported for medical care. Four victims had previously been bitten by coyotes. All underwent preventive rabies treatment.
All the coyotes have been killed in a little more than a week.
Under state law, it is a crime to feed wildlife in Pima and Maricopa Counties. Violators may be fined $300.
Green Valley area residents will have a chance to hear a Game and Fish wildlife specialist speak about coyotes at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Desert Hills Social Center, 2950 S. Camino del Sol.
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