Coyote sightings and attacks are on the rise in Fairfield and across the state, but a local forum Wednesday night armed people with information on what to do about it.

"Fifteen years ago, when we heard about coyotes attacking a dog or having a confrontation with the public, that was news," said Chris Vann, a wildlife biologist at the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, who gave a 90-minute presentation at the forum in the Education Center. "We hear about coyotes attacking dogs now every week, sometimes multiple times a week."