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Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities – here's how to appreciate them from a distance

  • Written by David Drake, Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and Extension Wildlife Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities – here's how to appreciate them from a distanceA coyote on a golf course in Scottsdale, Ariz., June 19, 2011.Dru Bloomfield/Flickr, CC BY

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.

At first these appearances were novelties, like the hot summer day...

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