
A few weeks ago, The Animal Rescue Team rescued a coyote who is the definition of a survivor. She survived a 30-foot fall, dehydration, rodent poison, starvation and a gunshot to the head! In fact, when they found her she had stopped breathing and they had to perform CPR until they got her to the vet!
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But that wasn’t the last of the surprises this tough coyote had in store for her rescuers. Six weeks after her rescue, the Animal Rescue Team was cleaning her large enclosure when they discovered puppies!
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“Although she remains blind, she is the best mother we have ever witnessed,” they wrote.
The fact that the mother coyote pulled through her ordeal still amazes her rescuers.
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“This is a first for us in 35 years of rescuing wildlife,” the group said. They believe that after she was shot, she escaped and ended up plummeting the 30 feet into a dried-out riverbed of the Santa Ynez watershed.
Photo credit: Animal Rescue Team
Someone notified the rescue group and that’s when they found her. Despite all the hardships she’s endured, the group said, “She is a sweet, kind, doting momma.”
Photo credit: Animal Rescue Team
They said that once her puppies are grown that they will be released far into the wild and away from human dangers.
Meanwhile, their heroic mom will be given to a state permitted wildlife facility. “We believe she deserves to remain alive.”
Photo credit: Animal Rescue Team
Considering her miraculous recovery, I would say she’s more than deserving!
Share this special rescue with your friends and family!
Angie Meyer
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❤️
Irene Wilmont
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Poor mother!! Wow!!!
Marie McGeorge
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Thank you for caring for and about her, she is special….
Vicki Cormier
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Awe this is such a heartfelt story and yes she does deserve to live out her life protected! ❤️
Kathryn Davenport
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I totally believe that often even in the wild, a mother’s love ❤️ will sustain life for the sake of her children if there’s an inkling of hope for their survival. This coyote had to believe that help would find her and her babies would survive even if she didn’t. Truly a miracle of God! He loves all creatures Great and Small!
Jeff Shannon
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What a truly an amazing survival story.
LauraMorrow Mikemoore
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They should name her Lucky because she is lucky she is alive. They better release those pups far from humans when they grow up because otherwise they may not be as lucky as she was.
Emma Wells
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Oh bless her heart Lord and her babies
Lindy King
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I hope they fix the cataract in one rye.
Francine Evaro
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Amazing story…
John Hullett
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She definitely needs to cared for in a safe environment and protected.
Athalene Pope Adams
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Bless her heart ❤️ so sweet
David Ludtke
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I love this story. Every life is valuable.
Jim Kainz
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Beauty story of survival!
Jennifer Stroud
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Love her fr who she is …
Heather Parenti
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Awwwwwwwww so happy she lived and I hope when her babies get bigger that they will be ok and that they are soooo cute
Louisa Baker
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John P Wade
Linda Green
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Aww
Peggy Ann Finney
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Hate coyotes but I do feel sorry for this one.
Patricia Lewis
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Wonderful story
Marian King
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Bless her xx
El Regula
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She is beautiful ! Good luck sweet angel
Lesley Sharp
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How lovely
Anne Moody
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iïm
Craig Finneran
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Fighting spirit of a “Mother to be”
Toni Hultgren-Guzman
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They should let her keep one…
Sara Martin
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What a survivor she is, going through all that badness she then has a litter. Hopefully her litter will survive and have a better life.
Alice Smith
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HAPPY all ended in safe place. May all have a safe and long life..
Charlie Calleja
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Good people still out there
Carolyn Wood
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Bless it
Lesley Stewart
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Amazing.
Jim Pulskamp
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Not a Boston and considered a dangerous predator that will attack and kill small pets and farm animals including children, carry diseases . Not cute and fuzzy!
Jim Pulskamp
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Idiots
Bev Emerson
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A beautiful story
Gary Towne
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Not good, coyotes will eat Yorkers! Out of control in most areas and opportunistic!
Jamie Babcock
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She had to live to bring those pups to term! Wow, she is one tough Momma. Bless her!
Rebecca Rabalais
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They have a place in the scheme of life in this world created by God. I personally do not like them, one killed my 12year old Boston Terrier, but civilization has taken most of their territory away.
Deana Spearman
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Sweet little baby foxes…So glad they let them all live and mamma too.
Irene Reid
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So glad you helped this poor coyote, and that her pups were born safely, and will be released into the wild, and that momma will be cared for. As to the piece of sh-t that shot her, I hope he gets paid back for his cruelty. He is a Scumbag!
Debbie Summerhill
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Aww. She survived for those babies! A mothers love.
Judy Steffensen
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How did he ever survive??
Shane Schigur
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So a over populated species gets saved , you all would not think this is so cute when there in your yard need say no more
Dolores Rodriguez
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Amazing
Sue Van Horn Hale
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She had to survive for her babies would be the reason she survived. Thanks for saving her and caring of all of them.
Richard Sutherland
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Why didn’t the vet notice that she was pregnant. ?
Suzanne Keller
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God works in strange ways. God Bless all
Lorna Bedwell
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A sad story but after it is good to have her baby’s and a great mum god bless you x
Kay Heazlett
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Great story. Rescuers are awesome!
Duane Rayne
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Good for the coyote and the people that rescued her. I hate when someone shoots a poor defenseless animal for no reason.
Louise Perrelli
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Awwww