Coyote

Deer population The deer population in the US is decreasing while the coyote population continue to grow. I will be talking about the decrease in the deer population, the cause for this deacresion and main predator to the deer, and how killing coyotes would help hunters. In the year 2000 the deer population in the US was at 38.1 million. Over time that number has decreased and is still decreasing. In 2014 that number dropped to 32.2 million. The deer population is slowly repopulating due to a…

Starting with a piece written the furthest in the past, is the Native American tale of the “Coyote & The Buffalo”, written during the Early American era.(1600-1800) The Native American folktales of this era focused on teaching good morals, and explaining bad ones. This story originated throughout Native tribes in hopes to teach the tales important morals to children, and adults alike.The story also includes the explanation as to why “No buffalo ever lived in the Swah-netk’-qhu…

Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado The reintroduction of the wolf in the early nineties was a highly debated enterprise. Many felt it was only right to return the wolf to it former hunting grounds, especially since mankind was directly responsible for them being eliminated in the first place. There were many though, primarily the cattle ranchers and sheepherders of Wyoming, that feared the return of the wolf and its potential impact on their livelihoods. Yellowstone National Park seemed like…

territorial predators which tend to operate in packs and limit other predators, such as coyotes and cougars. I believe the wolves would create a more balanced ecosystem and help with biodiversity. “Except for coyotes and cougars, most meat eaters actually benefit from having wolves around. Wolf kills can mean more food for grizzlies, eagles, ravens and other scavengers. And species such as foxes, which coyotes once dominated, now enjoy new prosperity. "We're discovering that wolves are excellent…

river rats, rabbits and rodents. Their size is somewhere between that of a gray wolf and a coyote. Adults measure between 136 – 160 cm in length and weighs between 23 – 39kg. It has also been compared to the greyhound for its long and slender limbs. It is a reddish, tawny colour with big ears and small skull. Studies in 2016 concluded that the red wolf is a hybrid formed between the gray wolf and the coyote. Their mating season is in January – February, with each litter being an average of 6 – 7…

In the mid-20th Century wolves within the United States border were nearly extinct due to human action against them. The gray wolf has recently been re-introduced into the lower 48 states. This has sparked much controversy over whether this species should be encouraged to thrive or eradicated from their habitats. While wolves may endanger a few livestock they are a keystone species and are crucial to maintaining a stabilized ecosystem in not only Yellowstone but the entire mid-west. Wolves are…

Many things influenced the way that the modern wolf looks, functions, and behaves. Over the years this animal has adapted, evolved, and learned to fit its environment. Wolves are animals similar to what we know today as the domestic dog. They travel in packs, live for six to eight years in the wild, and are currently an endangered species (National Geographic). Natural selection has picked the wolves that live in the wild today based on which are the most fit to their environment, leaving the…

Red Wolves The Red wolf, scientifically known as Canis rufus, is a close relative to the more commonly known, Grey wolf. The Grey wolf is the one typically used in fairy tales while the Red wolf is not. The Red wolf has a cinnamon or tawny red coat with some grey and black markings. Their back tends to be darker and their tails tend to have a black tip. Red wolves are smaller than their close relatives, the grey wolf, but have longer legs and shorter fur. Full grown Red wolves measure around 4…

2010 were caused by predators. Out of that 5%, only .2% were caused by wolves. Wolves do kill some livestock, but many other predators cause larger losses for the ranchers. According to the Mission Wolf Organization Website, disease, foxes, eagles, coyotes, and weather have been proven to kill more livestock and cattle than the wolf. This all means that wolves may be a predator, but they are not the largest threat against livestock near their natural habitats. Other animals are to blame, but the…

and swamps. Diet Canada lynxes eat mainly snowshoe hares. They can eat an entire hare every one to two days. Sometimes they will prey on smaller animals like birds and squirrels if hares cannot be found. Their predators include cougars, wolves, coyotes, and humans. People will kill the Canada lynx for their fur coat. Reproduction Breeding season for the Canada lynxes is usually from March to May. Most kittens are born in May and June. The gestation period lasts about 64 days. The size of…