27 March 2010
Placing snares around the perimeter of a pasture is the most effective way to catch the coyote that is killing livestock. Using snares on dry land is illegal in Missouri, but landowners and farmers can get a special permit from wildlife damage biologists to use snares to catch nuisance animals. The biologists also will show [...]
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27 March 2010
A key to successful trapping is to use the correct trap for the job. A trap should be large, powerful and fast enough to catch the coyote that activates it. For best results, chose a No. 3 coil-spring trap with a jaw spread of about 6 inches. Smaller traps do not get as high a [...]
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27 March 2010
Coyotes have been the focus of predator-control efforts for years in the western part of the United States where sheep production is big business. In these areas, poisons, traps, snares, airplane hunting, dogs and other methods have been used to control or eradicate coyote populations. For the most part, coyote numbers have remained relatively stable [...]
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27 March 2010
Because they are so adaptable, coyotes live in the fringes of big cities, suburban areas and small towns, as well as in the country. As people continue to move out to the country and as coyotes continue to move into the cities, more opportunities for conflicts develop. Conflicts with people Because coyotes live near cities, [...]
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27 March 2010
The coyote, or “little wolf” as the Native Americans call it, is a member of the dog family. It is the topic of many Native American folklore tales. Its name comes from the Aztec word “coyotl.” Its scientific name is “canis latrans” which means “barking dog.” The coyote, usually associated with the open lands of [...]
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27 March 2010
Gestation: 63 days Litter size: 2-12 pups, 6 average Age at maturity: Male: 10-12 months Female: 10-12 months Life Span: 10-14 years Male and female coyotes start courting each other in January. Most do not breed until they are two years of age. Although many lone male coyotes may gather around the female, she will [...]
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23 February 2010
In Southern California, there is a healthy population of coyote families. It is unusual to find pups alone, and when a two-month-old coyote puppy was seen wandering aimlessly at a horse stable, observers knew something was wrong. To make matters worse, some crows, who thought the little guy was a threat to them, were attacking [...]
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06 November 2009
Described by a trapper in the 1830s as a “beautiful Vale” with “wild romantic scenery,” the Lamar Valley stretches 1 to 2 miles wide and 7 miles long. High, rounded hills snuggle around the sagebrush and meadow of the valley floor. With its abundance of elk, bison, and other big game, this corner of Wyoming [...]
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02 October 2009
Wildlife Services, a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), uses millions of taxpayer dollars to kill nearly 100,000 wild carnivores annually. This publicly funded campaign continues to destroy wild predators, in vast numbers and inhumane ways, despite the development of non-lethal methods and evidence that lethal control is ineffective. Formerly known as Animal [...]
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03 September 2009
As development has destroyed their habitats, coyotes are thriving in subdivisions, office parks, airports and shopping mall grounds, researchers have found. Wildlife biologist Paul Morey roams through late nights and early mornings in a battered pickup with an antenna on the roof that he uses to track coyotes wearing radio collars. Some people have called [...]
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