There have been at least five breeding pairs of the non-native species found in northwest Nassau County alone this year, in ...

The Eastern Coyote that’s now colonizing Long Island first showed up in New York in the 1930s. And it’s different from the Western Coyote. For one, they’re significantly larger.

Environmentalists are excited to see the natural expansion of eastern coyotes to Long Island, where apex predators have been practically nonexistent for the past 150 years. To learn more, WSHU’s ...

"Eastern coyotes are medium-sized predators with long, bushy tails and pointed ears," Mass Wildlife states on its website. "They have thick fur that can make them look heavier than they are.

"Eastern coyotes are medium-sized predators with long, bushy tails and pointed ears," Mass Wildlife states on its website. "They have thick fur that can make them look heavier than they are.

The eastern coyote’s mating season runs from January through March. During those months, male coyotes will be on the prowl looking for a new mate or trying to protect the one they already have.

'Eastern coyotes' Coyote expert Stan Gehrt, a professor of wildlife ecology at Ohio State University, rejects the term "coywolf." He doesn't even like referring to them as hybrids.

An Eastern coyote walks through Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Evanston in 2020. Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times “Every place that you live in the Chicagoland area, ...

"Eastern coyotes are medium-sized predators with long, bushy tails and pointed ears," Mass Wildlife states on its website. "They have thick fur that can make them look heavier than they are.

"Eastern coyotes are medium-sized predators with long, bushy tails and pointed ears," Mass Wildlife states on its website. "They have thick fur that can make them look heavier than they are.

"Eastern coyotes are medium-sized predators with long, bushy tails and pointed ears," Mass Wildlife states on its website. "They have thick fur that can make them look heavier than they are.