Metro

Coyote spotted in Central Park, NYPD issues warning

New Yorkers beware — a coyote is roaming around Central Park.

The NYPD issued a warning this week after it says there have been “sightings of a coyote” in the Manhattan green space.

“Observe and appreciate coyotes from a distance,” the official Twitter account of the department’s Central Park Precinct tweeted Monday, also advising parkgoers to “protect your pets.

“If you are approached, make yourself look bigger by putting your arms up, and make loud noises,” another tweet read.

In yet another tweet, the precinct quipped: “We’ve discovered what’s attracting the Central Park coyote! Please follow the same strategy the Road Runner uses & avoid the coyote at all times. Meep! Meep!

“In all seriousness, please don’t go out of your way to chase for a photograph, give Wile E. space!” the tweet read.

The precinct then tweeted that the coyote “doesn’t have any ‘ACME’ products, nor is he dropping anvils from any hot air balloons,” along with a smiley face.

Last year, The Post reported that coyote sightings had surged in the Big Apple.