Cry wolf? Debate over presence of wolves in Northeast
Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they were rooted out of the region?
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News tagged with coyotes
Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities. How to appreciate them from a distance
Coyotes have become practically ubiquitous across the lower 48 United States, and they're increasingly turning up in cities. The draws are abundant food and green space in urban areas.
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2022
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Red wolf genes found in coyote hybrids may be the key to preserving the endangered species
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports a high percentage of red wolf genes in the genomes of coyote hybrids living in some parts of southwest Louisiana and eastern Texas. In their paper ...
Some mammals shift their schedules in urban environments
When visiting cities, coyotes seem to prefer the nightlife while deer and squirrels would rather be home before dark. That's the finding of new research from University of Utah ("the U") scientists who found that mammals ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2022
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Tree cover helps gray foxes coexist with coyotes in the country
As coyotes have spread outside their native range into the eastern United States, they've been known to harass and kill North Carolina's two native species of fox. A new study finds that preserving tree cover may be essential ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2022
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Living peacefully with coyotes means respecting their boundaries
On average, three people per year are "attacked" (that means bitten or scratched) by coyotes across Canada. In comparison, an average of 180 Canadians per year are reportedly struck by lightening. Critically, 100 percent ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2022
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Petition seeks to move captive coyote from forest preserve cage to animal sanctuary
On a recent morning with wind chills below zero, at a Cook County, Illinois, forest preserve, a coyote paced back and forth inside a cage, turning tight figures eights, peering out through the wires. With sharp teeth and ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2022
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Meet the new climate refugee in town: Coyotes
Amid the sylvan tranquility of the Berkeley hills neighborhood, an image of a snarling predator, fangs bared, stares down at passers-by from atop a pole planted in the yard of a sprawling Tudor-style home. "Danger! "Coyotes!" ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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Hybrid species like the 'coywolf' could hold clues about human evolutionary history
The offspring of two horses will be a horse, and the offspring of two donkeys will be a donkey. But the offspring of a horse and a donkey will be a mule. And most mules are infertile, so mules are not a species.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2021
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Carnivore interactions are a game of risk and reward
Coyotes can eat by scavenging cougars' prey but it's a risky proposition as coyotes often end up killed by cougars too, a new study of predator interactions by Oregon State University shows.
Plants & Animals
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