Was that a huge coyote you saw—or could it have been a wolf? Here’s everything you need to know to tell these wild canines apart By Paul Richards Jun 13, 2024 ...

The Central Park coyote has wolf DNA and is the result of a full-bred wolf mating with a pure-blooded coyote., experts say. Brett Cohn/X Nagy said coyotes and wolves first began interbreeding ...

Coyote via Shutterstock The European settlement of North America was bad news for wolves, but good news for coyotes whose continued thriving is now threatening the very genetic identity of the wolf as ...

Scientists who propose that the coyote-like mtDNA came from female coyotes that bred with male, western wolves long ago believe that the eastern wolf is merely a smaller race of the wolf of the West.

Whatever you call it, this coyote-wolf hybrid is a creature of the Anthropocene: one whose evolution was set in motion by human actions, and that has evolved into an ecological niche shaped by humans.

Coyote wolf hybrids, or coywolves, have evolved over a relatively short period of time and are now found in areas in eastern North America stretching from southern Canada into parts of the Midwest ...

5. Coyote Tracks Tend to Be More Oval, While Wolf Tracks Are More Rounded. Coyote footprints are roughly 2.5 inches (6 centimeters) long by 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide and more compact than those of ...

CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — In January, a coyote hunter reported a harvest of what they thought was a large coyote. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources ran more tests and discovered it was ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Wily coyote has run into a spot of trouble, at least in Yellowstone, where the canine once reigned supreme, until his bigger cousin the wolf came on the scene ...

Coyote wolf hybrids, or coywolves, have evolved over a relatively short period of time and are now found in areas in eastern North America stretching from southern Canada into parts of the Midwest ...

A grey wolf protects its kill. Wolves provide the predatory bulk and pack behavior for the coywolf, while the coyote and dog genes make the new canid more able to adapt to urban life. Joel Sartore ...