SEATTLE — Seattle officials are working with state wildlife experts after several aggressive coyote encounters were reported at two of the city’s most popular parks.

One recent confrontation, captured on cellphone video at Volunteer Park over Thanksgiving weekend, shows a coyote approaching a group of dogs in broad daylight. In the video, parkgoers can be heard shouting warnings as the animal lurks nearby.

Jason Williams, who recorded the footage, said the coyote’s behavior was unlike anything he had seen before. “I’ve never seen it in the middle of the day, looking for a meal. That’s very strange,” he said.

Williams, who was walking his own dog at the time, said the coyote appeared focused on two other dogs nearby. “He was coming straight for them. He knew what he was after,” Williams

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