Title – Coyote attack victim was rising folk star
Source – The Times
Date – 30th October 2009
This is very much a ‘freak’ occurrence, coyotes are not generally considered a particular threat to humans. This tragic incident shows that we must always be on our guard against a variety of dangers when out hiking in different parts of the world.
In North America, we would generally see Bears as the main threat to humans. However the reintroduction and dramatic increase in wolf numbers in some areas has elevated the threat from them and the danger from other animals including snakes and hoofed animals such a Bison, Moose (and even large Elk) cannot be ignored. Some parts of the USA also face dangers from smaller animals such as scorpions and the diseases transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes.
I sometimes think that this blog will make people paranoid, as we try and pick up on the wide variety of dangers people may face when visiting other parts of the world, which is not my purpose. We are not trying to scare people off travel, but rather make them aware of the many dangers so they can take often small measures which will offer protection against such incidents. After all you are statistically in substantially less danger from a fatal coyote attack in Canada then from a road traffic accident if you don’t travel and stay at home in the UK.
All I am saying is that we all know that getting in a car we fasten our seatbelts and obey the rules of the road we are taught during our driving test; how many of us know how to protect against animals when hiking in the Rockies? A little knowledge can go a long way…
At Beyond The Blue (Safe Gap Year) our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness Workshop (GYITSA) considers issues of Travel Safety, alongside sessions on Travel Health, Ethical and Responsible Travel, Travel Equipment, Travel Insurance, Destination Advice, Transport Options, Documentation, Travel Money and Insurance and more.
Please visit our website at http://www.safegapyear.com/. For a complete list of Blog entries visit our National Press Archive page.
For more information on any of our services, please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us.
Source – The Times
Date – 30th October 2009
This is very much a ‘freak’ occurrence, coyotes are not generally considered a particular threat to humans. This tragic incident shows that we must always be on our guard against a variety of dangers when out hiking in different parts of the world.
In North America, we would generally see Bears as the main threat to humans. However the reintroduction and dramatic increase in wolf numbers in some areas has elevated the threat from them and the danger from other animals including snakes and hoofed animals such a Bison, Moose (and even large Elk) cannot be ignored. Some parts of the USA also face dangers from smaller animals such as scorpions and the diseases transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes.
I sometimes think that this blog will make people paranoid, as we try and pick up on the wide variety of dangers people may face when visiting other parts of the world, which is not my purpose. We are not trying to scare people off travel, but rather make them aware of the many dangers so they can take often small measures which will offer protection against such incidents. After all you are statistically in substantially less danger from a fatal coyote attack in Canada then from a road traffic accident if you don’t travel and stay at home in the UK.
All I am saying is that we all know that getting in a car we fasten our seatbelts and obey the rules of the road we are taught during our driving test; how many of us know how to protect against animals when hiking in the Rockies? A little knowledge can go a long way…
At Beyond The Blue (Safe Gap Year) our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness Workshop (GYITSA) considers issues of Travel Safety, alongside sessions on Travel Health, Ethical and Responsible Travel, Travel Equipment, Travel Insurance, Destination Advice, Transport Options, Documentation, Travel Money and Insurance and more.
Please visit our website at http://www.safegapyear.com/. For a complete list of Blog entries visit our National Press Archive page.
For more information on any of our services, please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us.
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