Coyote

Coyotes are mid sized canids, and lie between the wolf and the fox in size. It is also smaller than red wolves or Algonquin wolf. It is closely related to the wolf.

It is a species which is listed as least concern, with a wide distribution across North America.

It is odd to think that this species is a closer relation of the wolf than any other dog (except the domestic dog, which is genetically essentially a wild wolf)

Algonquin wolves -origin different than we thought?

Tim
December 7, 2023

The Algonquin wolf, also known as the Eastern wolf is a species which has been discovered in the eastern USA and Canada (click on the bold name above, to visit the species page). Perhaps, understandably, it is hard to find a new species in the USA unless it is already pretty rare. This species is …...

Tim
March 8, 2021

Under Trump, the American wolf lost its endangered species status. This was not a scientific decision, it was a political. It is true that the number of wolves in North America has grown dramatically since hunting was banned across most areas. However it is absolutely absurd to suggest that the population has recovered.

Coyote

Algonquin wolves -origin different than we thought?

Wolf hunting in the USA: Wisconsin Hunt vastly overshoots