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Division of Wildlife officials were called to Copper Mountain Ski Resort Saturday to deal with a coyote that had become aggressive with skiers and snowboarders. The young, but rather large, coyote had apparently bitten the parka of one kid and the snowboard of another. Unfortunately, officials determined the only way to handle the situation was to kill the coyote.



The rogue coyote had been seen for days hanging around below the lifts and officials assume people were feeding it. That would explain why it became aggressive -- it was probably just looking for another hand out.

This sad story is a perfect example of why we should NEVER FEED WILDLIFE. Never ever. Wild animals are able to feed themselves -- they do it all the time when we're not around. Fed animals usually lose their fear of people, become aggressive and menacing, or get sick because their bodies can't properly digest people food.

For your own safety and the safety of animals everywhere, let them find their own dinner. Save those trail bars and GU packets for yourself.

Here's a video from MSNBC featuring an interview with Tyler Buck, the kid in that picture. His mom took that photo, which in itself is amazing -- my mom would have been flipping out.