Caught on video: Coyote spotted roaming in Philadelphia's Logan section

you can see a lot of things on the Streets of Philadelphia but it's not common to spot wild animals in the city that changed this week with a coyote sighting in the city's Logan section and it was all captured on camera action news reporter Shara Jackson joins us now live from Logan at the park where the animal was seen with this pretty strange story sharifa yeah Char we know at least one coyote is making the rounds here at Wakefield Park and we spoke to a wildlife expert she says that coyotes are more active in the spring The Mamas they may be out protecting their den and their babies but they're not all that uncommon in the area right here oh my God it's a site Tamara toley never expected to see near her home I thought it was cute I thought the fire one it was like really nice I said oh it's a cute little fox I said it's not a fox I don't know what it is it was during a late night run for food Tuesday night oh my God it's looking at me that's a wolf when she spotted what she later Learned was a coyote she captured the coyote staring back at her at Wakefield Park located in the city's Logan section before scurrying away we see foxes and deers all the time but never a coyote it seems that coyotes are making themselves more visible and more at home across many parts of the Delaware Valley just this week marel Township Police posted a photo of this coyote they captured and relocated after it snatched up a terrier dog and brought daylight a situation may Axel rot the director of communications for the schoal center Wildlife Clinic says it's pretty rare we might see them more um now that they're habitat is shrinking she says coyotes are pretty Elusive and if they are seen it's generally at night but you still should take steps to keep them away secure your pet food do not leave it out at all times um definitely bring your pets in at night and if you see a coyote the best thing is just to leave it alone meanwhile back in Logan I could see uh something that resembled a German Shepherd poking his head right out of the uh bushes right here people like Vincent Ellison keeping their eyes open for their new neighbor and their animals close by their side did you expect that I did not an official say you should only report a coyote sighting if that coyote is acting irrationally or strange other than that they say just keep your distance we're live in Logan sharifa Jackson Channel 6 Action News Rick all right we'll keep an eye out thank you sharifa