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

Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of species: Birds are flitting between tree branches, salamanders are sliding through leaf litter, and wolves are tracking the scent of deer through the ...
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Meet the coyote–wolf hybrid that is thriving across eastern North America

The Eastern Coyote, often called the “Coywolf,” has become a fascinating topic of wildlife research and public intrigue. This unique hybrid, born from the union of wolves and coyotes, has emerged as ...
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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 ...
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Wolf chases coyote in wild scene along Yellowstone highway

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tour group in Yellowstone National Park on Sunday witnessed a spectacular chase involving a wolf and coyote. The accompanying ...
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 ...
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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 ...