NACA Webinar NFTF 2022
For this Notes from the Field blog, we’ve followed up with Jerrica Owen, Executive Director of NACA. Jerrica is an accomplished animal welfare professional with nearly 20 years of experience in emergent animal welfare issues.
June 2022
Since our inception in 2008, Project Coyote has relied on a cadre of volunteers who give their time and talents to our mission of fostering coexistence between humans and wildlife through education, science and advocacy.
Caring for Wolves
Dear Friend of Wildlife, Ongoing, rampant persecution and killing of wolves persists despite the February 10, 2022 federal court decision to restore Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across the U.S. That decision excludes wolves in the Northern Rocky...
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: AUTHOR MARY ROACH
Project Coyote’s Ranching with Wildlife Coordinator Keli Hendricks sits down to talk about all things wildlife coexistence with popular science writer Mary Roach about her new book: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law.
Notes From the Field: From Coyote America, for Coyotes Across America, an Interview with Melinda Modisette
Eighteen-year-old Melinda Modisette has lived around coyotes for her entire life. Until she read Coyote America by Dan Flores, she had no idea that humans have waged war on coyotes for centuries, and continue to do so today.
February 2022
Last week, wildlife advocates across the U.S. celebrated a federal district court ruling to relist wolves after the Trump administration removed federal protections for wolves in January 2021.
Meet our newest Artist For Wild Nature, Michael Walker
Today, we’re introducing our newest Artist for Wild Nature, Michael Walker. Michael’s most recent project, a musical journey called Canyon, Illuminant, effortlessly draws us into deep time with hypnotic imagery of “a day in a life” of this canyon, set 15,000 years ago.
Notes from the Field: David Parsons on Why Science Must Inform the Recovery of the Mexican Gray Wolf
Science must inform the recovery of the critically endangered Mexican Gray Wolf.
The federal government predator eradication programs began in the early 1900s and by the mid-1900s, they had been effective in killing all Mexican gray wolves, or lobos, in the wild throughout their entire historic range in the southwestern U.S.
Notes from the Field: Kelly Borgmann on her Journey into the Field of Conservation
Meet our newest staff member Kelly Borgmann Where I Come From Like many of my colleagues, I fell in love with nature early in life. As a young girl, I was privileged enough to have parents who love being in nature. They took me to zoos and parks, read me Ranger Rick...
October 2021
The last few months have been a rollercoaster ride with several significant wins for wildlife, as well as some losses. It’s often two steps forward and one step back — especially when it comes to wildlife conservation in the United States.
Coyote Chronicles ~ July 2021
Those of you who follow our work have witnessed what a roller coaster ride the last few months have been for wildlife.
Notes from the Field: Dr. Michelle Lute on the Latest Science About Coyote Diets and Behavior
One of our greatest challenges at Project Coyote is tackling the myths and assumptions humans make about coyotes, their behaviors, and intentions: “I saw a coyote during the day, he must be rabid!” or “Those coyotes were trying to lure my dog away so they could eat her.” Perhaps familiarity really does breed contempt or, perhaps more accurately, unfamiliarity breeds assumptions that are not necessarily accurate or favorable (but that phrase doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily).