Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are “aggressively pursuing” a coyote they said attacked a 4-year-old girl on Thanksgiving.

The girl was attacked when she and another child approached a coyote crouching behind a tree, thinking it was a dog.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other agencies are partnering in an “aggressive hunt” for a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl on Thanksgiving Day in northern Colorado Springs.

A coyote lunged at a 4-year-old girl in Colorado Springs on Thanksgiving, hospitalizing her. Now Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers say they will kill any coyote they find in the area of that attack.

The girl was with another child on Thanksgiving when they approached a coyote crouching behind a tree, thinking it was a dog.

Wildlife officers are "aggressively" pursuing a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl in Colorado Springs on Thanksgiving day, according to a release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

CPW said because it would be impossible to identify the exact coyote, they will lethally remove any coyote found in the area of the attack.