Coyotes
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Melina Petrick, Taylor Smith, and
Janee Waxler
General Knowledge
⪢ Coyotes are nocturnal animals. They sleep during the
day so they can hunt at night because it is usually
cooler.
⪢ Coyotes use their howls to communicate.
⪢ They can run around 40 MPH.
⪢ Female coyotes can give birth to about 3-12 pups at
one time.
⪢ The amount of pups she has depends on the pack
size. The bigger the pack the less pups she will have.
⪢ Coyotes can live around 10 years of age.
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Stewardship
This view shows that humans
should have the duty and
responsibility to manage
biodiversity. We should care for
our earth and animals, this makes
us good stewards.
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“ Plans to protect air, water,
wilderness, and wildlife are
in fact plans to protect man.
-STEWART UDALL
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Pros of Coyotes:
⪢ Keystone species ⪢ Pest control
○ Provide ○ Small animal
foundation populations control
⪢ Control food web ⪢ Keen behavior
○ Vision
○ Fast
⪢ Very adaptable ○ Communicative
○ Eat variety
○ Hunting
⪢ Biodiversity
○ habitat
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FOOD WEB
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Our system will be efficient because we
will:
Host annual hunts
Provide proper education
Monitor the coyotes
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1.
Annual Hunts
For population control
25,000-30,000
Estimated population in 2003, while hunters claim about
11,000
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The Annual Hunt
Twice a year: Things used for
⪢ December (mating hunting:
season) ⪢ Traps
○ Leg
○ Snare
⪢ Spring (birth) ○ Conibear
⪢ Three day period ⪢ Guns and ammunition
⪢ Bows
⪢ Dogs
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Map Range of Coyotes
Located
widely all
over U.S.
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2.
Education
Provided for the
understanding of ecosystems
and its species.
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Focus is on small animals
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Education Program
Public Awareness Campaign Advertising
We are working on We will spread this
launching a public news through social
awareness campaign. We media and flyers that
will hold seminars on the will be passed out
weekends to inform the from door to door.
community of:
● What to do if you see a
coyote
● Importance of coyotes
in an ecosystem
● General knowledge
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about coyotes.
Our hope is that people
will understand and
support our
contributions to the
conservation of coyotes.
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Some issues coyotes create:
Livestock Disease Challenging
Attack farms and homes Can spread to dogs and Not easy to hunt.
for food. other animals.
Smart and quick.
Includes lice, fleas and
ticks.
Crops Hunting Curious
Consume vegetables and Reduce number of deer, Like to explore but when
fruits grown in gardens. small game. challenged may become
timid.
Less for hunters.
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According to PA Game Commision...
1995 1997 1998
Livestock 153 114 145
Dogs/cats 12 17 11
Deer 8 5 5
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Study conducted July, 1 1999 - June 30, 2000
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Monitor Coyotes
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● Use population dynamics
○ Environmental influences
○ Birth rate
○ Death rate
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Citations
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/7-benefits-hunting-coyotes/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/c/coyot
e/
https://www.rangermade.net/misc-outdoors/what-problems-an
d-threats-do-coyotes-pose
https://www.pgc.pa.gov/InformationResources/MediaReportsSur
veys/AnnualWildlifeManagementReports/Documents/66001-99.
pdf
https://www.pgc.pa.gov/pages/search.aspx
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http://www.freshvista.com/2013/patterns-in-nature-coyotes-are
-good-guys/
https://www.rangermade.net/misc-outdoors/what-problems-an
d-threats-do-coyotes-pose
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22764505
https://whitetaileddeerproject.weebly.com/limiting-factors.html
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