Coyote relocated after wandering through Manhattan

Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Police in New York said they helped relocate an unusual pre-holiday tourist: A coyote roaming the streets of Manhattan.

The New York City Police Department said the coyote was first spotted Saturday night in a Harlem neighborhood, and police pursued the animal through Midtown and cornered it in Chelsea about 8 a.m. Sunday.

Police put up barriers to keep the coyote in place and it was tranquilized by an Emergency Services Unit officer.

The coyote was turned over to Brooklyn's Animal Care Centers of NYC, which said the animal was later released into a more "appropriate habitat" than the big city.