A Coyote Is in Your Backyard: What Should You Do? [Pdf]

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Description A slender animal, very similar in Front Foot appearance to a medium-sized dog and Rear Foot much smaller than a wolf, a species not currently found in Ohio. The majority Did you know? • Although coyotes are small, they are of coyotes are gray, though some show the largest of the three members of the a rusty, brown or off-white coloration. Canidae (dog) family found in Ohio. It has a bushy tail which is usually The other two canids are the gray fox tipped with black. and the red fox. • Coyotes are most active at dawn and Habitat dusk, but may be seen frequently The coyote’s strength is that it can throughout the day. adapt and exploit most any habitat • Coyotes eat a variety of foods to its advantage, including forests, Ohio Division of Wildlife

including, small mammals, insects, clearcuts, and woodlots in rural and  fruits and berries, and items meant for urban areas. pets and humans. Reproduction Mating occurs between late January and March. A litter of about six young are born two months later. Both adults hunt for food and feed the young. At about three weeks of age, the young leave the den under the watch of the adults.

Canis latrans