North Battleford RCMP have not been able to confirm whether or not coyotes have been making their way into the city.
On Friday, police received reports of a sighting on 102nd Street and another report Saturday in the area of Douglas Avenue.
Sgt. Neil Tremblay says these kinds of reports are not unusual, especially in the winter:
“Through the last week or so we’ve had a couple of calls regarding people seeing what they believe to be a coyote in a residential area near the edge of town. It’s not uncommon for us to get some wildlife complaints. Moose and deer are more likely than a coyote, but we do get the odd complaint of a coyote, a wolf or even a cougar on one occasion.”
Tremblay says officers followed up the reports, but did not see anything — and there have no more sightings in the last 48 hours.
Anyone seeing a coyote or other wildlife in an urban area can notify the police or a Saskatchewan Environment Conservation Officer.