This month’s column is inspired by a Facebook post I saw recently, warning neighbors about a coyote seen passing through a local backyard. Coyotes often trigger this kind of instinctive alarm on ...

As wildlife biologists have long suspected, the Eastern coyote of Massachusetts is a mixture of wolf and coyote. A genetic study of tissue samples from 75 coyotes captured in the commonwealth showed ...

An Eastern coyote, with its fluffy winter coat, was spotted in the backyard of a Pleasant Street man’s home Friday morning. “Is this a wolf running around my back yard in Cambridge,” tweeted Jonathan ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A coyote possibly attacking a dog in Kettering in March is the most recent example of the canine predator blurring the lines between nature and the safety of a neighborhood. With ...

WESTHAMPTON — One of our trail cams captured a river otter late last month shortly before the ice capped over much of its wetland home. Although river otters are increasingly common in Massachusetts, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Hairs from 32 coyotes (Canis latrans), 15 domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), eight red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and five bobcats (Lynx rufus) ...

What may seem like all of a sudden, coyotes aren’t just cartoon characters on television anymore. “They’re very prone to getting media attention,” Hampton resident Jamie DeHart said. “One event out of ...

For all their luck with deer, turkey and other wild game, there’s one animal in Pennsylvania that’s been mostly able to elude hunters. Coyotes have a stable population in the Keystone State even ...