A coyote became trapped between two walls in an Oakland, Pittsburgh alley on Atwood Street and couldn’t escape on its own.
The coyote’s rescue starkly illustrates the hazards wildlife can face in cities.
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Pittsburgh Animal Care and Control officers worked for hours to remove the coyote from the alley and then took it to the woods outside the city, CBS News Pittsburgh reported.
Pittsburgh Public Safety described the response on Facebook as an “unusual situation” in which the coyote couldn’t free itself. Officers ultimately got the frightened animal out safely.
The coyote was trapped in a narrow alley created by human-made structures in one of Pittsburgh’s busiest neighborhoods. Built environments like that can create dangerous choke points for wildlife moving through the city…