ORLANDO, Fla. — According to Orlando International Airport’s Air Traffic Control Tower a coyote was in the runway for a JetBlue flight Friday morning.
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Coyote’s have the ability to access areas through tunnels and can even climb fences.
MCO’s Wildlife team attempted multiple times to disperse the coyote from the runway.
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Due to Coyote’s not being a protected species at the state or federal level MCO’s Wildlife team took lethal measures to remove the coyote.
There were no flight delays due to the incident according to MCO.
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