• The coyote ( Canis latrans ), once strictly a western species, now occurs throughout the eastern United States. (wildflorida.org)
  • The scientific name of the coyote, Canis latrans, literally means barking dog. (wildflorida.org)
  • Even the Latin name for coyote, 'Canis latrans', means barking dog. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Methodology/Principal Findings: We analyzed sympatric wolf, coyote (Canis latrans), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) serologic data from YNP, spanning 1991-2007, to identify long-term patterns of pathogen exposure, identify associated risk factors, and examine evidence for disease-induced mortality among wolves for which there were survival data. (usgs.gov)
  • Eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), specifically, have been the subject of significant controversy, being viewed as either a distinct taxonomic entity of conservation concern or a recent hybrid of coyotes (C. latrans) and grey wolves (C. lupus). (bvsalud.org)
  • Coyote pups are born in spring and are trained to hunt in the fall, which is when the yips and cries they use to communicate with each other are most prevalent. (valleyreporter.com)
  • The population of coyotes in Vermont is estimated to be between 8,000 and 11,000 in the spring, and 6,000 and 8,000 in the fall and winter, when pups disperse. (valleyreporter.com)
  • Hybrids tend to be more mischievous and less manageable as pups than dogs and are less trustworthy in maturity than hybrid wolves. (outdoorlife.com)
  • When a female coyote steals one of Blanca's pups, Antonio vows to get the thief. (carolhurst.com)
  • And as for coyotes-an ecologist found that where coyotes are culled, more pups in a given litter are likely to survive. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The 2023 NHL schedule is out, and it features a Golden Knights vs. Coyotes showdown. (vividseats.com)
  • Check out the Arizona Coyotes schedule or Vegas Golden Knights schedule for a full list of 2023 games. (vividseats.com)
  • How to watch Golden Knights-Coyotes games in 2023? (vividseats.com)
  • Wildlife ecologists at Ohio State University studied coyotes living in Chicago over a seven-year period (2000-2007) and found that coyotes have adapted well to living in densely populated urban environments while avoiding contact with humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike rural coyotes, urban ones have a longer lifespan and tend to live in higher densities but rarely attack humans and can be frightened away by arm waving or loud noises. (wikipedia.org)
  • Analysis of urban coyote scat found that the most common food source of Southern California coyotes came from anthropogenic sources, namely edible plantings cultivated by humans (particularly figs, palm fruit and grapes), litter/refuse, and domestic cats. (wikipedia.org)
  • A researcher studying the impact of coyotes in the city of Austin, Texas found that urban coyote management techniques, including steps to trap and remove coyotes who were exhibiting bold or aggressive behavior, as well as efforts to educate the public about not feeding the animals, had had a positive effect in lessening possible risk to humans or to pets. (wikipedia.org)
  • In order to ensure that urban coyotes remain afraid of humans, Edmonton, Canada announced that volunteers would "make a ruckus" if coyotes do not run away when initially approached. (wikipedia.org)
  • Urban coyotes are among the large carnivores known to prey on humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are a few reports from the western United States of coyotes biting humans, but this behavior is very unusual. (wildflorida.org)
  • The main focus of these tips is to ensure that coyotes' natural fear of humans is maintained. (adirondack.net)
  • Do coyotes attack humans? (thebigzoo.com)
  • Nowadays, there are more people killed by flying champagne corks than there are humans bitten by coyotes. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Are coyotes dangerous to humans? (thebigzoo.com)
  • It's been said that, "coyote attacks are not precipitated by hunger but for their lack of fear for humans. (miss604.com)
  • Few coyotes were nuisances, and conflicts occurred when coyotes were sick or exposed to wildlife feeding by humans. (bioone.org)
  • Although he was captured last week by well-meaning humans, the dog had been living with the pack of wild coyotes in the Nevada desert for at least seven months. (outdoorlife.com)
  • There is also evidence throughout history of humans deliberately crossbreeding domestic dogs with coyotes. (outdoorlife.com)
  • If coyotes learn to associate food, such as garbage or pet food, with peoples' homes, these animals may lose their natural fear of humans and increase the potential for close encounters or conflicts. (adirondackalmanack.com)
  • And birds, as we know, eat the insects that tend to transmit diseases to humans. (motherjones.com)
  • Most coyotes are leery of people and tend to stay away from humans. (aurora-il.org)
  • When coyotes find these types of food sources in residential areas they may lose their fear of humans and eventually test both people and pets as prey. (aurora-il.org)
  • Even a single adult coyote can bring down an adult deer. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Coyotes prey on deer and other small animals, as well as eating nuts, berries and other fruits. (valleyreporter.com)
  • This is particularly true of coyotes and deer. (mossyoak.com)
  • Coyotes prey on deer, in some cases at a level that can significantly suppress productivity and population growth. (mossyoak.com)
  • If you've ever been curious enough to look for footage of wolves attacking a deer, for instance, you might have noticed that they tend to do it from different directions. (earthlife.net)
  • Can culling coyotes on your deer lease help the herd? (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Do you find fawn parts, adult deer parts and deer hair in coyote scat? (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Can you trace those kills back to coyotes or are they scavenging road kills from a nearby highway or taking advantage of deer wounded and lost during the deer season? (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Where you manage deer also should influence your decision to control coyotes. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Although that isn't the norm, coyotes tend to have an advantage on northern deer when conditions merit. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Another negative factor facing northern deer is their practice of yarding and herding up in large groups, again attracting coyotes. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • It's not unusual to see coyotes approaching winter herds of deer and running them to see if any weak animals are in the group. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • If you try and manage deer in a northern region that has a high coyote density, keep your eye on the conditions to see if coyotes are targeting stressed herds. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Ketcham's report also raises questions about how America's public land is being managed, land that exists as much for the coyotes as for the ranchers, as much for the hikers and their dogs as for the fishermen and deer hunters. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • One study conducted on the coastal plains of South Texas clearly showed fawn survival could be substantially increased by decreasing coyote densities. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Coyote densities are more than 30 percent lower in areas they share with wolves, according to a paper published in the most recent edition of the Journal of Animal Ecology. (mongabay.com)
  • The results showed that only 10 percent of fawns survived in areas lacking wolves, but where coyote densities were higher. (mongabay.com)
  • This has been proven in research studies involving predators such as coyotes and Canada lynx in the context of snowshoe hare cyclic trends. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • Wildlife Services is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and it specializes in killing wild animals that threaten livestock-especially predators such as coyotes, wolves, and cougars. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • There have been two recorded human fatalities attributed to coyote attacks. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coyote attacks are very uncommon and usually happen if the coyote has been cornered or when someone is trying to save a pet attacked by a coyote. (thebigzoo.com)
  • In rare cases where a coyote attacks a human, there is a chance that the human ends up bitten. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Even though ducks, swans, raccoons, squirrels and skunks are the animals spotted most often, recently coyote sightings and attacks have become more frequent and reports of attacks on pets are causing concern. (miss604.com)
  • Killing an adult male mountain lion, for example, tends to lead to more attacks on livestock because that established male kept out the more aggressive teenagers. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Aurora's Animal Control Division responds to all reports of coyote attacks around the clock. (aurora-il.org)
  • At one such auction in a VFW hall in the upstate New York town of Herkimer, tables were piled high with the furs of hundreds of muskrats, beavers, fishers, mink, red fox, gray fox, otters, bobcats and coyotes. (tampabay.com)
  • To trappers, coyotes are one of the few money-making animals, along with bobcats and a few others. (tampabay.com)
  • Bobcats can be attacked by coyotes so tend to avoid areas where the coyote is found. (pictures-of-cats.org)
  • Predators, such as badgers, coyotes, bobcats, and the little swift fox (which weighs less than a house cat), hunt prairie dogs and are the reason that prairie dogs try to keep the grass short, to surveil for these hunters. (southernplains.org)
  • The stray dog was captured on a trail camera while running with a pack of coyotes at night. (outdoorlife.com)
  • Reports of an all-white dog that was running with a pack of coyotes outside Las Vegas started showing up on social media last summer. (outdoorlife.com)
  • In 2017, another stray dog was reportedly rescued after living with a pack of coyotes near Kingston, New York, for two years. (outdoorlife.com)
  • I've seen a pack of coyotes run down a tired buck and strip it of every ounce of edible meat. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • So strong crops mean more coyotes, both because they themselves eat fruits and nuts, and also because the small mammals they prey on do, too. (valleyreporter.com)
  • The study, appearing in the latest issue of the journal Ecology, says that fewer wolves mean more coyotes, which can prey heavily on pronghorn fawns if the delicate balance between predators and their prey is altered. (mongabay.com)
  • The SPES has been tracking coyote sightings since January 2009 and there are more than a dozen, including some that read in bold "pet attack" as recent as February 19th. (miss604.com)
  • Immediately report any coyote sightings to the Aurora Animal Control Division at 630-256-3630, 24 hours a day. (aurora-il.org)
  • While Aurora's Animal Control Division investigates coyote sightings during normal business hours, coyotes rarely linger in populated areas. (aurora-il.org)
  • We rarely think about storm drains, power line rights of way, or railroad tracks, but these are coyote highways, linking one habitat to another," note the authors of Wild L.A.: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Los Angeles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most of Florida, with the possible exception of the densely populated cities and the expansive saw grass marshes of the Everglades, is suitable coyote habitat. (wildflorida.org)
  • If, previously, habitat loss due to ranching had decimated the numbers of some lagomoroph, like B. bunnii , the coyotes might do them in. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The ideal habitat for a coyote contains abundant prey, decent covers such as shrub lands and woodlands, and good areas for denning and raising baby coyotes. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Although most home ranges were associated with natural patches of habitat, there was considerable variation among coyotes, with some home ranges entirely lacking patches of natural habitat. (bioone.org)
  • Quality habitat increases the all-around prey base and that might attract coyotes. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • The researchers estimated that there are up to 2,000 coyotes living in the Chicago metropolitan area and that this circumstance may well apply to many other urban areas in North America. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are between 2,000 and 3,000 coyotes believed to be living in the Lower Mainland. (miss604.com)
  • Coyotes are nocturnal and even concentrated on hunting down their prey rather than some human that happens to be in their proximity. (thebigzoo.com)
  • McMullen also said the dog is still trying to make the transition from life as a coyote, and he still has nocturnal tendencies that keep him up at night. (outdoorlife.com)
  • Food Habits-- Coyotes usually hunt alone, sometimes as a pair, but rarely, as a pack. (wildflorida.org)
  • Experts point out that the coyote dog mix rarely happens today without human intervention because the two species have different mating cycles that don't always coincide. (outdoorlife.com)
  • According to the study, healthy wolf packs keep coyote numbers in check, while rarely feeding on pronghorn fawns themselves. (mongabay.com)
  • In Washington, D.C.'s Rock Creek Park, coyotes den and raise their young, scavenge roadkill, and hunt rodents. (wikipedia.org)
  • During fall and in the early days of winter, most coyotes hunt either in pairs or as part of a pack. (thebigzoo.com)
  • A 10-year-old is very impressionable and I'll never forget the first coyote I ever had the chance to hunt. (sdsucollegian.com)
  • The highest concentrations of coyotes in Vermont are found in agricultural areas where prey is abundant. (valleyreporter.com)
  • Howling may function as a greeting between coyotes or as a territorial claim between groups. (wildflorida.org)
  • Smaller dogs are also at risk for being harmed or killed when coyotes are being territorial during their pup-rearing period. (adirondack.net)
  • Coyotes may become more territorial during the breeding and pup-rearing seasons, which in New York run from January through March, increasing the risk for potential conflicts with people and pets," said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. (adirondackalmanack.com)
  • To begin with, several studies strongly support the notion that coyotes prey on fawns in the spring. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • But in this case, wolves are so much bigger than coyotes that it doesn't make sense for them to waste time searching for pronghorn fawns. (mongabay.com)
  • Foxes are common in agricultural landscapes and tend to do well with a mix of forest and fields. (maine.gov)
  • Coyotes are predators of foxes but tend to be more wary of people, so foxes avoid coyotes by living near people. (maine.gov)
  • As areas urbanize, he said, top-order predators like wolves and mountain lions are pushed out, creating a pressure release on middle-sized predators like coyotes and foxes. (motherjones.com)
  • An established coyote population has resident and transient animals. (wildflorida.org)
  • Mean (± SE ) annual home ranges of transient coyotes ( X¯ = 26.80 ± 2.95 km 2 ) were larger than those of resident coyotes ( X¯ = 4.95 ± 0.34 km 2 ), and home-range size for resident coyotes did not vary among seasons or between age and sex classes. (bioone.org)
  • Hunting tends to keep coyotes afraid of people, which is critical to their survival. (valleyreporter.com)
  • He was actually just running with them and eating with them, but then he started to limp, and we were afraid that the coyotes could turn on him. (outdoorlife.com)
  • Is It A Coyote Or A Wolf? (earthlife.net)
  • Ever since North American wolf populations were decimated, coyote numbers have been steadily increasing. (sdsucollegian.com)
  • Wolf, coyote, and fox exposure to canine distemper virus (CDV) was temporally variable, with evidence for distinct multi-host outbreaks in 1999 and 2005, and perhaps a smaller, isolated outbreak among wolves in the interior of YNP in 2002. (usgs.gov)
  • Coyote pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, tawny-tinged arc of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their many global imitators. (tampabay.com)
  • Also, be wary of your bird feeder - it can indirectly attract coyotes by increasing the number of birds and rodents that will regularly visit it. (adirondack.net)
  • Even the smallest food scraps may attract a coyote. (aurora-il.org)
  • Meanwhile, the diet of suburban coyotes included a much higher proportion of native mammals, primarily rabbits. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus far, it seems like Los Angeles coyotes' favorite meals consist of fruits from ornamental trees, rabbits, insects, cats, pocket gophers, and human foods that were not disposed of properly. (nps.gov)
  • If you introduce 1,000 coyotes to this area, they will eat rabbits indiscriminately, all species, and along the way they may consume almost all of the B. bunnii leaving maybe three or four. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Coyotes began expanding their range into the Southeast in the 1960s, reaching northwestern Florida in the 1970s. (wildflorida.org)
  • According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, coyotes first appeared in Vermont in the 1940s and their numbers increased in the 1960s and 1970s. (valleyreporter.com)
  • citation needed] One study in Tucson, Arizona found that urban coyotes had similar antibodies and pathogens to coyotes in general, and had a survival rate in the city of 72% for any given year, on average. (wikipedia.org)
  • The main question posed by the study is: what do urban coyotes, who deal with concrete, traffic, people, and fewer natural areas, actually eat relative to their suburban cousins? (nps.gov)
  • Others believe there are simply fewer western coyotes this winter. (tampabay.com)
  • People tend to think that more wolves always mean fewer prey," said WCS researcher Dr. Kim Berger, lead author of the study. (mongabay.com)
  • We've gathered some great tips below for avoiding potential conflicts with coyotes this spring and summer. (adirondack.net)
  • The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued guidance to help prevent conflicts between people and coyotes. (adirondackalmanack.com)
  • While coyotes are an important part of New York's ecosystem, New Yorkers are encouraged to be aware of the increased risks for conflicts and follow DEC's guidance to prevent coyote encounters. (adirondackalmanack.com)
  • Coyotes are well adapted to suburban and even urban environments and tend to avoid conflicts with people. (adirondackalmanack.com)
  • Coyotes are not a threat to human safety. (wildflorida.org)
  • It's important to keep in mind that aside from cars and domestic dogs, coyotes are now a threat to your feline friend during the warmer months, as well. (adirondack.net)
  • Still, heartworm is not a major threat to the population of the coyotes. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • Coyotes pose a significant threat to small pets. (aurora-il.org)
  • A study in 2007 suggested that coyotes were "successful in adjusting to an urbanized landscape" with high survival rates, and are frequently in "close proximity" to people. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the dry grasslands of the midwestern plains that it shares with its archenemy, the coyote, speed is the key to its survival. (nwf.org)
  • Urban coyotes are coyotes that reside in North American metropolitan areas (major cities and their suburbs). (wikipedia.org)
  • They found that urban coyotes tend to live longer than their rural counterparts, kill rodents and small pets, and live anywhere from parks to industrial areas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Researchers are collecting these data to better understand what resources coyotes are using across the landscape, in areas with high to low levels of urbanization, and to provide insight into how coyotes are persisting in some of the most urban areas of Los Angeles. (nps.gov)
  • Damage Problems-- In the western United States, coyotes are the main predator of domestic sheep, causing significant losses in select areas. (wildflorida.org)
  • The type of damage attributed to coyotes in Florida is similar to that in the western states, but so far, the damage has been infrequent and restricted to small areas. (wildflorida.org)
  • Those areas are called ecotones, and very often, there are coyotes in their proximity. (thebigzoo.com)
  • We found little evidence that coyotes were attracted to areas associated with human activity, despite at times having home ranges located in heavily developed areas. (bioone.org)
  • Coyotes can be found throughout Vermont, in forested areas, open fields, wetlands and even in suburban areas, and typically have a home range of about 15 square miles. (valleyreporter.com)
  • Fox can become prey to coyotes, so you usually won't find fox in areas where coyotes are common. (maine.gov)
  • Wild dogs and coyotes have no doubt bred with one another over the years, as they have historically occupied some of the same areas. (outdoorlife.com)
  • The Eastern coyote is found in many habitats, from rural farmland and forests to populated suburban and urban areas across New York State. (adirondackalmanack.com)
  • Wolves reduce coyote numbers by killing them outright or by causing them to shift to safer areas of the Park not utilized by wolves. (mongabay.com)
  • Lost a couple calves last year due to coyote problem also. (cattletoday.com)
  • If the coyote behavior remains the same or becomes threatening, report it to your local DEC office immediately by calling 518-623-1240 or 518-623-1200. (adirondack.net)
  • Furthermore and perhaps more importantly, coyotes are an incredibly diverse and adaptable species and under certain circumstances, predator control may actually enhance their productivity. (mossyoak.com)
  • THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A two-year National Park Service research study of scat, aka poop, that focused on what coyotes eat in urban Los Angeles, is culminating with a "scat party" Saturday morning at the Audubon Center at Debs Park (March 9). (nps.gov)
  • The project may be the first time a coyote's diet is being studied in downtown Los Angeles, and it is expected to yield information about the basic ecology of urban coyotes, which it is hoped will assist residents and policymakers in making informed decisions regarding coyote management. (nps.gov)
  • Coyotes have been spotted from the streets of Los Angeles to Manhattan's Central Park. (tampabay.com)
  • For the most part, coyotes tend to avoid contact with people. (adirondack.net)
  • If coyotes begin to associate people with food, whether it be intentional feeding, garbage or left-out pet food, it may cause them to lose their natural fear of people. (adirondack.net)
  • On some occasions, the coyote might approach the human if it has been fed previously by other people. (thebigzoo.com)
  • The big question is why are so many people posting about coyotes on social media these days? (fox5atlanta.com)
  • As with keeping other predators away, she said people should keep garbage secure, avoid feeding their pets outdoors and, if they see coyotes lurking around bird feeders, bring the feeders inside. (valleyreporter.com)
  • The diseases a coyote could carry are numerous and this is a fact people who wish to make pets of these creatures tend to ignore or bury. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • And the people who are enthusiastic at the beginning about promoting and triggering the shutdown always end up disappointed with what they get, and they tend to be punished politically too at the same time. (nextgov.com)
  • In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, a woman in New York wears a Canada Goose coat with a hood fur trimmed with coyote fur. (tampabay.com)
  • In terms of appearance, Coyotes appear way sleeker than most dogs, have a bushy tail, flatter forehead, and have a more pointed muzzle. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Coyotes thrive in suburban settings and urban regions, because of the availability of food and the lack of predators. (wikipedia.org)
  • One report described them as "thriving" in U.S. cities, and a 2013 report in The Economist suggested that urban coyotes were increasingly living in cities and suburbs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Both studies suggested that a major cause of deaths of urban coyotes was collisions with motorized vehicles. (wikipedia.org)
  • The National Park Service launched the urban coyote study in May of 2015 in order to better understand how coyotes are surviving in one of the most intensely developed cities in the nation. (nps.gov)
  • We estimated home-range size and selection of land-use types for coyotes in a heavily urbanized landscape, with a particular focus on responses of coyotes to those parts of the urban landscape with high levels of human development or activity. (bioone.org)
  • In Canada, a peri-urban cycle that involves coyotes has been identified. (medscape.com)
  • The hot market for coyotes comes as trappers deal with recent economic slumps in China and Russia, competition from ranched fur and the intense ire of animal welfare activists, who consider the popular steel leg-hold traps particularly cruel. (tampabay.com)
  • Once plentiful in the midwestern prairies, the swift fox has declined drastically in numbers in this country during the past century and disappeared completely in Canada--a victim of traps and poisons intended for coyotes and wolves as well as the shrinking of short-grass and mid-grass prairies. (nwf.org)
  • Coyotes can be found anywhere between Alaska and Central America. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Coyotes could once be found only in the prairies and the desert. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Prior to European settlement, coyotes were not found east of the Mississippi River. (valleyreporter.com)
  • Coyotes found in Vermont migrated from Canada and bred with wolves, so they tend to be larger than their western counterparts. (valleyreporter.com)
  • In Polk County, coyotes were released by a local fox hunter who believed he was stocking a depleted fox population with animals sold to him as 'black fox. (wildflorida.org)
  • Though I tend not to be vituperative on this forum, I find your post offensive on so many levels it sickens me to call you a fellow hunter. (huntingnet.com)
  • Occasionally livestock or poultry are killed or badly hurt by coyotes, wolves , dogs or other predators. (ottawa.ca)
  • Coyotes exhibit a variety of vocalizations. (wildflorida.org)
  • If you see or are approached by a coyote, you should exhibit caution. (aurora-il.org)
  • But whoever is in charge of the Coyotes' goal celebrations apparently thought Hinostroza had scored. (abc15.com)
  • Apparently you have a different strain of coyotes than most of the continent. (cattletoday.com)
  • Coyotes were reportedly living underneath decks in suburban Stamford, Connecticut and in some instances chasing after large dogs. (wikipedia.org)
  • California and Vermont ban coyote hunting contests. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coyotes are especially efficient in hunting down white-tailed deers when there is deep snow. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Ask your hunting partners and lessees to do the same to broaden your perspective of the local coyote density. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • We were going coyote hunting and no, we weren't anywhere near Vermillion. (sdsucollegian.com)
  • Because of their varmint status, anyone who holds a South Dakota resident hunting license can shoot as many coyotes as they want, year round. (sdsucollegian.com)
  • In a southeastern study, home ranges of adult coyotes ranged from 1,500 to 12,000 acres. (wildflorida.org)
  • Within home ranges, coyotes typically avoided land-use types associated with human activity (i.e. (bioone.org)
  • By the time our Animal Control officers reach an area, the coyotes have typically retreated and are no longer visible. (aurora-il.org)
  • Heartworm: Within the period of August 1992 up until December 1996, thirty seven adult coyotes were examined for heartworm. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • During the drought that lasted from 1992- 1993, none of the four examined coyotes had heartworm. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • The Windsor 302 never made more than 225 horsepower, which was in the 1992 Ford Mustang GT, whereas the Coyote makes 460 horsepower . (motorbiscuit.com)
  • Either way, Downey said, "there's not enough western coyotes to go around," increasing demand on eastern coyotes, which tend to have coarser fur. (tampabay.com)
  • At the Herkimer auction, eastern coyotes tended to sell for $19 to $46. (tampabay.com)
  • While sometimes referred to as "coydogs," biologists no longer use this term when referring to the Eastern coyote. (valleyreporter.com)
  • While there is some possible dog ancestry in the eastern coyotes," she says, "it is very limited and regional in places where it might occur. (outdoorlife.com)
  • Coyotes in all Canadian provinces can be attracted to food left out for birds, or prey upon stray cats, and tend to live between apartment buildings and in industrial parks throughout major cities from Vancouver through Toronto and all the way to St. John's. (wikipedia.org)
  • This stray dog's assimilation hints at how a coyote dog mix could originate. (outdoorlife.com)
  • Normally, there would be a healthy population of wolves and a few coyotes straggling around the edges (the latter preferring plains and prairies, the former, woodlands). (scienceblogs.com)
  • Coyotes, for a period of time, will play the role of small-critter vacuum cleaners. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Late fall and early winter are the prime trapping time, when coyote coats are at their fullest, but a lot of the selling happens in late winter. (tampabay.com)
  • If you notice a higher number of coyotes during the day time or in close distance to residences, follow the above tips to help prevent potential issues. (adirondack.net)
  • In Vermont, coyotes may be hunted any time of the year, and a regulated trapping season runs from the fourth Saturday in October until December 31. (valleyreporter.com)
  • Additionally, they do not tend to howl for a long time - sometimes, it can be a couple of seconds. (earthlife.net)
  • The dog suffered a few injuries during his time with the coyotes, however. (outdoorlife.com)
  • These specialists work daily with predators and can tell you if you live in a "problem" area or if trying to control coyotes would be a waste of time. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
  • The best laid plans end up in failure every time, and that's so much of what tends to happen with these shutdowns. (nextgov.com)
  • Cutting down on rodent problems will actually decrease the sighting of coyotes as well,' he said. (fox5atlanta.com)
  • Usually, human encounters end up with the coyote being scared and moving away. (thebigzoo.com)
  • Even though both dogs and coyotes belong to the same family, they share some characteristics, but they are not the same. (thebigzoo.com)
  • That's why even though Wildlife Services has killed nearly a million coyotes in the past decade, their numbers always bounce back. (nationalgeographic.com)