‘Prey-Switching’ Blamed for Death of Toronto Woman Mauled by Coyotes 13 Years Ago

‘Prey-Switching’ Blamed for Death of Toronto Woman Mauled by Coyotes 13 Years Ago
A coyote walks through Coronation Park in Toronto on Nov. 3, 2021. The Canadian Press/Evan Buhler
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A new and unusual theory has emerged about the coyotes that killed a young Toronto woman on a Nova Scotia hiking trail 13 years ago.

Researchers say that on Oct. 27, 2009, when singer-songwriter Taylor Mitchell set out alone in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, resident coyotes had adapted to a limited food supply by learning how to hunt and kill moose — a trait believed to be extraordinary among these “generalist carnivores.”