Tag Archives: Journal of Mammology

Coyotes expanding their range eastward to Virginia mated with Great Lakes wolves along the way — an interesting research article about coyotes and red, gray, and Great Lakes wolves 0

Analyzing DNA from coyote scat Researchers screened 455 coyote scats in northern Virginia for DNA. From their abstract: Coyotes (Canis latrans) have benefitted from anthropogenic changes to North American ecosystems and have experienced a dramatic range expansion since the early 19th century. The region east of the Mississippi River has been colonized via 2 routes [...]