Could they interbreed with foxes? On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:28 PM, Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I saw,one run up our street last week. Also saw a photo of one,at the boat > ramp at end of street. Curt- better warn Buster. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Nov 17, 2017 2:35 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Coyote could become the wolf of the East CoastPublished: Friday, November > 17, 2017 > > Coyotes might need to become the "wolves" of the East Coast to survive. > > Coyotes in the East are actually a mix of coyote, wolf and dog, which is > why they tend to be bigger than their counterparts in the West. > > The carnivores has expanded their territory in the past 80 years, and their > wolflike traits are helping them thrive on the East Coast, according to > scientists. > > But humans will have to coexist with these increasingly wolflike creatures, > researchers said. > > "We now have a novel, large canid to take over that new role," said Robert > Crabtree, chief scientist of the Yellowstone Ecological Research Center. > "The right size is going to be selected for us by biological evolution > itself." > > The coyotes might become more effective predators, which could be bad news > for deer. Ultimately, it could mean that the coyote becomes the top > predator on the East Coast (Patrick Whittle, Associated Press > <https://apnews.com/723302aed1f241c5a007daff56671420/ > Getting-more-'wolflike'-is-the-key-to-the-future-for-coyotes>, > Nov. 17). > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
