Atlanta Airport Shut Down Today Because of Coyote
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 9:03PM The FAA said a coyote on the runway temporarilaly shut down Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during a busy Tuesday afternoon.
The coyote was spotted on the south side of the airport around 3:30 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.
"An airport vehicle chased him into a ravine" and flights resumed after roughly five minutes, Bergen said.
There have been a slew of coyote sighting in Metro Atlanta recently.
The animal has been seen everywhere from East Cobb, to upscale tree-lined neighborhoods in Buckhead. Earlier this month, Decatur residents appealed to city leaders for help in controlling the burgeoning coyote population.
Just last week a dead coyote was found not far off the Downtown Connector.
