Coyotes Increased Across Illinois Over Four Decades, but County Trends Varied
Four long-running Illinois surveys together showed a statewide coyote increase from 1980–2023, while county-level populations followed more variable…
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Coyotes Chose Steep Slopes and Stable Soils for Dens in Elk Island National Park
A study of 42 coyote dens in Elk Island National Park found that steep slopes, stable soils and…
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Mange in Coyotes Varied With Urban Density and Habitat Connectivity Across North American Cities
Camera-trap data linked visible mange in coyotes to urban intensity and habitat connectivity at two spatial scales, while…
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Stanley Park Recorded 108 Aggressive Human–Coyote Encounters in Nine Months
From December 2020 to August 2021, Stanley Park recorded 45 coyote attacks involving bites or scratches and 63…
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Remote Camera Provided First Direct Video Documentation of a Coyote Taking a Turkey Vulture Nestling
A remote camera in Armstrong County, Texas, recorded a coyote carrying one turkey vulture nestling from a nest…
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Sarcocystis Parasites Were Detected in 69% of Pennsylvania Coyotes
A 2026 study detected Sarcocystis sporocysts in 18 of 26 coyotes from Pennsylvania and identified several parasite lineages,…
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Human Food Resources Buffered Seasonal Diet Shifts in Coyotes South of Mexico City
A 2026 study of 198 coyote scats south of Mexico City found seasonal dietary diversity shifting at a…
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Wild canids had higher intestinal parasite prevalence than pet dogs in Pennsylvania
A 2026 Pennsylvania study using a 20-parasite qPCR panel found the highest overall intestinal parasite prevalence among wild…
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First reported heartworm in a coyote from Prince Edward Island
An adult Dirofilaria immitis was confirmed by morphology and DNA sequencing in a wild coyote from Prince Edward…
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DNA linked the Alcatraz coyote to Angel Island after its swim
DNA from scat collected on Alcatraz linked a male coyote seen on the island in January 2026 to…
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Antimicrobial resistance genes were detected in 74% of Costa Rican coyote samples
A 2026 study found multidrug-resistance gene combinations in 26 of 35 genetically confirmed coyote scat samples from two…
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Camera Traps Estimated 0.13–0.33 Coyotes per km² Across Three Indiana Regions
More than 1,000 camera traps produced coyote density estimates of 0.13–0.33 animals per km² across three Indiana regions,…
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South Florida Coyotes Shifted From Animal Food in the Dry Season to Vegetation in the Wet Season
A year-long study of 120 coyote scats in Miami-Dade County found more animal food in the dry season…
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Camera Traps Found No Population-level Pattern of Coordinated Hunting Between Coyotes and Badgers
A three-year camera-trap study in western Kansas found coyotes and American badgers together far less often than expected…
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Coyotes Provided the First Wild-Host Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis on the U.S. West Coast
A 2026 study detected Echinococcus multilocularis in 37 of 100 coyotes represented in the combined Washington dataset, providing…
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Direct Coyote Encounters Were Linked to More Positive Attitudes in Cook and Los Angeles Counties
A 2026 reanalysis of survey data from 577 residents found that more frequent coyote sightings and encounters with…
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Pennsylvania Coyotes Formed a Contact Zone Between Two Genetic Clusters
Genome-wide data from a 10-year study of 1,199 coyotes in the northeastern United States revealed two subtle genetic…
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Coyotes Scavenged Wolf and Cougar Kills but Faced Different Risks from Each Predator
In Yellowstone, coyotes frequently scavenged wolf and cougar kills, but more than 60% of wolf-caused coyote deaths were…
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Urban Coyotes Selected Forested Den Sites and Avoided Developed Areas Around Chicago
A 2026 study of 44 coyote dens in the Chicago metropolitan area found strong selection for forested sites…
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278 Records Document Coyote Expansion Into Tropical Mesoamerica
A 2026 study compiled 278 coyote records from southeastern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize and found increasing occurrence over…
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