About two weeks after catching a coyote with mange, the Village of Rye Brook has caught and euthanized another coyote in Rich Manor Park.

The village announced Friday that its trapper caught the coyote using a collarum trap on Aug. 31

The coyote had a severe case of mange, small mites that burrow into the skin and cause severe irritation, loss of fur and infection.  

Though the village said it advocates relocation of coyotes, the coyote had to be euthanized because it had such a severe case of mange.

Rye Brook began a coyote trapping and hazing program on Aug. 6. The program involved not only trapping coyotes but also encouraging residents to engage in certain behaviors that would reinstitute coyotes' natural fear of humans. The program is scheduled to end on Sept. 10, but village officials will review the program to determine whether it should continue.

The most recent coyote capture marks the third coyote killed in the village in recent weeks. The first coyote was caught with a catch pole near Ridge Street on Aug. 15, while another was struck and killed by a vehicle on King Street on Aug. 28. All three had advanced stages of mange and were removed by the village's trapper.