Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers say the animal killed had human DNA on its paws and human food in its stomach, linking it to the attack.

The search has ended for a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl after she and another child approached the animal.

On Thursday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said they believe they caught the coyote connected to an attack on Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving, a coyote attacked a 4-year-old girl in Colorado Springs east of Monument Creak and I-25.

Officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife say they have captured and put down a coyote that attacked a 4 year old.

Coyote with human DNA captured in Colorado is linked to a child attack case, with officials blaming wildlife feeding practices.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it has caught the coyote connected to a Thanksgiving attack on a 4-year-old child.