Los Angeles News

• May 16, 2008 9:50 pm US/Pacific
• Digg | Facebook | E-mail

  Close WindowE-mail This Page

  Victorville Rancher Shoots Ostrich-Killing Coyote

  Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

  ---

  • Recipient E-mail:* 
  • • Your Name:* 
    • Your E-mail:* 
  • Add a Message:
  •   Send me a copy of this e-mail.

  • Type the characters in this picture:* Click here to refresh with new letters

  ---

  The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

  Send E-mail

  | Print

Victorville Rancher Shoots Ostrich-Killing Coyote

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) ― An ostrich rancher from the Victorville area says he shot a coyote after it killed 22 of his birds.

Doug Osborne, who has been ranching in the Victor Valley since 1994, says he decided to kill the coyote after San Bernardino County sent two of its best trappers to catch the animal but they were unsuccessful.

Osborne shot the canine Tuesday night. With each bird valued at about $1,000, Osborne says the coyote did more than $20,000 in damage.

The coyote killed the ostriches by biting their heads off.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)