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What's really going on with "coyote hybrids" spreading along the East Coast

For the past several hundred years, eastern wolves and coyotes have been interbreeding more frequently, and now their hybrids ...
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With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coyotes have expanded across the United States. Davis Huber/500px via Getty Images Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of ...
New Orleans City Business

Marshland mashup: Red wolf-coyote hybrids adapt to coastal Louisiana

A new kind of creature is making its home where the prairies of Southwest Louisiana turn into brackish coastal marshes. It’s a coyote, kind of, with bigger ears and longer legs that have adapted to ...

Is it a wolf or a coyote? What to do if you come across a wild gray wolf

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife shared tips for distinguishing wild gray wolves and protecting yourself from ...
AOL

As coyotes thrive, no sign of wolves living in New York state

The identification of a gray wolf in Otsego County several years ago has received additional attention in recent weeks, with the findings published in scientific journals. New York state does not have ...
Times Union

It was a wolf: Animal shot in 2021 was not a coyote, scientists say

ALBANY — DNA from an animal shot in 2021 has proven that wolves do occasionally traipse into New York. It’s been more than 125 years since wolves truly lived in New York state — or anywhere in the ...
New Haven Register

With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Jensen, North Carolina State University (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine a healthy ...