Coyotes

Coyote calling contests: Nevada’s search for a compromise that likely doesn’t exist

One by one, dozens of freshly killed coyotes were weighed, their blood streaking the snow.

Dehydrated coyote pup dies after it was rescued by California firefighters

Officers kill 3 coyotes at San Francisco Botanical Garden after attack on 5-year-old girl

Verdict in for wildlife mystery in Nevada where DNA tests show suspected wolves were coyotes

Gray wolves hadn’t been seen in south Michigan since the 1900s. This winter, a local hunter shot one

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San Diego Humane Society releases nine orphaned coyotes back into the wild

The San Diego Humane Society released nine orphaned coyotes back into the wild after raising them at the Ramona Wildlife Center.

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Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport

A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska’s second largest airport.

Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies

Rhode Island officials say a coyote killed by a hiker has tested positive for rabies. Police say the hiker killed the coyote with his bare hands on Friday after being bitten on the leg while walking in the woods in Johnston.

Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without `significant’ help, study says

A long-awaited viability study says the endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but it’s going to take “substantial management efforts beyond many of those currently implemented.” The U.S.

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on efforts to restore endangered red wolves to the wild

Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story. But the only wolf species unique to the United States is once again at the brink.

Endangered red wolves need space to stay wild. But there’s another predator in the way — humans

Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story. But the only wolf species unique to the United States is once again at the brink.

Massachusetts cities, towns warn dog walkers to be careful after pet snatchings by coyotes

Several communities in Massachusetts are warning residents and dog-walkers to be mindful of coyotes after a string of violent encounters.

New York considers ban on cash prize contests for hunting coyotes, squirrels, some other wildlife

The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox. And they sometimes challenge hunters to bag the heaviest coyote or the heftiest bunch of squirrels to win a cash prize.

Attack by ‘aggressive’ coyote at NJ nature reserve injures 13-year-old girl, prompts closures

Officials have closed a dog park and other areas in a New Jersey nature reserve following an attack by what they called an “aggressive” coyote that bit a 13-year-old girl and a dog. Essex County officials say the attack occurred at about 3 p.m.