The Ohio Division of Wildlife is investigating after more than a dozen dead coyotes were dumped off the side of a road in western Hamilton County.At least 13 of the coyotes were found in a wooded area off Gallia Drive in Miami Township.A spokesperson with the Division of Wildlife said officials believe the coyotes were shot and then dumped there.Kyle Boreing’s son first spotted the dead animals when walking his dog, a week and a half ago. Boreing then contacted authorities.“Initially, the concern was whether or not someone might have poisoned them, because there was so many of them in one general vicinity and we don’t want, not just other wildlife but pets getting sick or getting harmed,” Boreing said.Wildlife officials were at the scene investigating on Tuesday and an investigation is ongoing, primarily as a private property litter case.
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio —
The Ohio Division of Wildlife is investigating after more than a dozen dead coyotes were dumped off the side of a road in western Hamilton County.
At least 13 of the coyotes were found in a wooded area off Gallia Drive in Miami Township.
A spokesperson with the Division of Wildlife said officials believe the coyotes were shot and then dumped there.
Kyle Boreing’s son first spotted the dead animals when walking his dog, a week and a half ago. Boreing then contacted authorities.
“Initially, the concern was whether or not someone might have poisoned them, because there was so many of them in one general vicinity and we don’t want, not just other wildlife but pets getting sick or getting harmed,” Boreing said.
Wildlife officials were at the scene investigating on Tuesday and an investigation is ongoing, primarily as a private property litter case.