Changing of the guards
As part of my coyote intervention work, I’ve been following a pair of coyotes living in a small town in Northern California. I first determined they were a mated pair when I documented them marking the boundaries of their territory in 2023. Coyotes are considered 100% monogamous. When a male and female pair up, they…
Encounter with a Human-Conditioned Coyote
A few weeks ago, our coyote response team had the unique opportunity to document and work with a human-conditioned coyote – a coyote that had learned (from humans) to associate people with food – handouts. In this video, we show how a human-conditioned coyote may readily approach a person for food, yet, it retains a…
