{"id":371397,"date":"2026-06-23T12:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/371397\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:13:48","slug":"coyote-rescued-after-being-stuck-in-sf-yard-for-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/371397\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyote rescued after being stuck in SF yard for days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN FRANCISCO (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:KRON;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KRON&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KRON<\/a>) \u2014 A young coyote that had been trapped in a San Francisco backyard for days had \u201cshut down\u201d by the time animal control officers came to the rescue on Sunday, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A resident away on vacation reported to San Francisco Animal Care and Control that she had seen a juvenile coyote through her backyard\u2019s security cameras. After further review, the homeowner realized that the coyote had been there since Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHer house was on a hill and she had extremely high walls,\u201d SFACC wrote. \u201cThe coyote had been seen on camera pacing and trying to get out, but was unable to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1923f285c8ef26b2e99508091825d89.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e6f7b3ef8a59a42f714b5d88b2790865.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/849929dadc1b90a587680dc402190182.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Animal control officers Mullen and Clarke responded and gained access to the property through a relative of the homeowner. When the officers moved toward the coyote, it remained calm and didn\u2019t move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was clear that the coyote had shut down and was just curled up,\u201d Mullen wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8007beab38b7ead7b2437d1f97065a62.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/68a49782e32eed1c565b5d9d629d1fba.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"570\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/139421acf37551caa633af35042f111b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Francisco Animal Care and Control)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The officers relocated the coyote to a large open space near the property, where Mullen said she \u201ctrotted away into the brush, with quite the story to tell her family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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