Research Review Finds that Weak Science has Bolstered the U.S. Government’s Predator-Control Practices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 1, 2016 Research Review Finds that Weak Science has Bolstered the U.S. Government’s Predator-Control Practices Peer Reviewed Journal Article Vindicates Wildlife Advocates’ Claims against Lethal Predator Management MILL VALLEY, Calif....
Why the Coyote Is the Great American Dog
Forget those pampered pooches at the local kennel club, the coyote is the great American dog. Environmental historian Dan Flores tracks the pedigree, chronicles the plight, and sings the praises of Canis latrans in his new book, Coyote America: A Natural and...
‘Coyote America’: a wild, smart predator determined to survive
In “Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History,” author and natural historian Dan Flores profiles the coyote, a resilient, intelligent animal that is well-equipped to coexist with humans.
Commentary: No, we don’t need to kill coyotes
One morning in the late 1930s, the biologist Adolph Murie stood near a game trail in Yellowstone National Park and watched a passing coyote joyously toss a sprig of sagebrush in the air with its mouth, adroitly catch it and repeat the act every few yards. At the time,...
How the Most Hated Animal in America Outwitted Us All
Coyotes, the victims of attempted extermination, have found a way to thrive.
Here’s the next step in Los Angeles’ contentious coyote debate
A summerlong debate over urban coyotes — and what to do about them — will resume Wednesday when a Los Angeles City Council committee considers whether the city should do more than preach coexistence.
Coyote coexistence is a lifestyle California should export
By Dan Flores In late 2014, California became the first state to ban the most controversial form of rural entertainment since cockfighting: coyote-killing contests, wherein hunters won prizes or gambling pots based on the number of the wild predators they killed in a...
Urban Coyotes – Learning to Coexist With Them
The shot rang out in the silent summer night, in Silver Lake. One coyote down. Summer is here, the heat is rising, and the hills are full of coyotes that are migrating down from their usual habitats in the now-parched hillsides to urban centers in search of food and...
‘Coyote America’ Honors An Animal Making North America Home For Centuries
David Greene talks to historian Dan Flores about his book, Coyote America, a biography of an iconic animal of the American West. Increasingly, the coyote has become associated with suburban life.
Project Coyote offers $1,000 reward in fatal Los Angeles coyote sniper shooting
A $1,000 reward was offered by Project Coyote for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the sniper who fatally shot a coyote in Silver Lake.
PROJECT COYOTE OFFERS $1,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN SNIPER SHOOTING OF COYOTE IN LOS ANGELES
Project Coyote is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for a sniper shooting of a coyote, in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Roadkill Hot Spots on California’s Highways Identified in Report
A new report of vehicle and wildlife collisions along California’s highways combines roadkill data with preliminary crash data to identify hot spots that concern both public safety and conservation.
To be continued: LA opens discussion on coyote plan, stressing more education
How to better educate the community on deterring urban coyotes dominated an opening discussion Wednesday by Los Angeles city officials weighing a City Council motion asking for a review of current practices. But no decisions were made on the city’s wildlife report...
Torrance Hires Critter Busters to Snare & Kill Coyotes While LA Considers a Humane Non-Lethal Coyote Coexistence Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2016 Torrance, CA -- Project Coyote has learned that the City of Torrance hired a private trapping firm called “Critter Busters” to commence coyote trapping this week in the Madrona Marsh Preserve. The City has engaged with the trappers...
Torrance, Los Angeles set to debate coyote management plans
In the wake of increased coyote sightings and pet attacks, two cities — Los Angeles and Torrance — will unveil plans this week on how to deal with the growing conflicts. In both cases, city officials will walk the tightrope on an issue that is fraught with...
PROJECT COYOTE DENOUNCES CITY OF TORRANCE’S TRAPPING AND KILLING OF COYOTES
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2016 TORRANCE, Calif. - In the wake of the City of Torrance's commencement of the trapping and killing of coyotes, Project Coyote denounces the indiscriminate killing of wildlife, including the use of cruel snare traps. The hiring of Critter...
Coyote control efforts have the ‘opposite effect’
I’m writing in response to the article stating Taos is entering into a contract with USDA Wildlife Services for coyote control. First of all it is important to understand why there is an increase in coyote activity, not just in Taos County, but practically everywhere...
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES MONTEREY COUNTY’S CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL WILDLIFE-KILLING PROGRAM
Wildlife Services’ Indiscriminate Trapping Endangers Family Pets SALINAS, Calif.— Animal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging Monterey County’s contract renewal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services – a...