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Coyotes are nocturnal animals that sleep during the day and hunt at night. They communicate using howls and can run up to 40 mph. Female coyotes typically give birth to 3-12 pups once a year. Coyotes play an important role as a keystone species in ecosystems by controlling small animal populations and contributing to biodiversity. They are very adaptable and will eat a variety of foods.

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Coyotes

Coyotes are nocturnal animals that sleep during the day and hunt at night. They communicate using howls and can run up to 40 mph. Female coyotes typically give birth to 3-12 pups once a year. Coyotes play an important role as a keystone species in ecosystems by controlling small animal populations and contributing to biodiversity. They are very adaptable and will eat a variety of foods.

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Coyotes

Pd.6
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
3.
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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