A coyote was spotted digging near a grave at a cemetery in the San Francisco area on Mother’s Day, according to Wild Video.
This curious creature was digging about a foot deep next to a gravestone. Erin Haley recorded the moment while visiting her mother’s grave at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Daly City. The footage was shared by local news outlet Kron-TV.
“It seems like a strange place to dig,” Haley commented in the video.
Cemetery officials suggested that the coyote was likely searching for gophers, which often burrow in the hills surrounding the cemetery.
During the incident, Haley’s child remarked from the backseat, “Maybe he’s hungry.”
Haley mentioned that in her 24 years of visiting the cemetery, she’d never encountered anything like it, as reported by SFGATE.
The Archdiocese of San Francisco clarified that these coyotes are not after graves, emphasizing that they are primarily hunting for the gophers.
“We understand this is unusual, but we want to assure people that regulations ensure the protection of the graves,” they noted.
Cemetery maintenance crews have a plan to manage the gopher population, aiming to prevent further interactions with coyotes, according to the Archdiocese.
Interestingly, the wild coyote situation has been catching attention in various parts of the city. Notably, there were two sightings in Central Park this January. Since 2019, reports of these urban scavengers have been increasing in Manhattan.
