Coyotes Adjust to Landscape, Including Urban Areas

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Published: 11 November 2014

(Provided by Indiana DNR)

Coyotes adjust to landscape, including urban areas.Personal experiences shape our attitudes toward most wildlife. This is especially true for coyotes.

Thoughts range from worthless varmint that should be removed completely to a beautiful creature deserving of protection.

One thing for sure - Indiana is coyote country.

Coyotes are a native species once limited to the prairie regions of western Indiana. Reports of coyotes in Indiana began to increase in the 1970s.

They have adjusted to the landscape changes and now are common in all Indiana counties, including many urban areas. For some Hoosiers, this is old news. For others, the sight of a coyote is new and little is known about how to live with this species.

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Wolf Hunting Proposals Defeated

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Published: 06 November 2014

(Provided by MUCC)

As expected, two laws that originally allowed wolf hunting were defeated through today's moot referendum vote following a one-sided political ad campaign from the anti-hunting "Keep Michigan Wolves Protected" group, which is primarily financed by Washington, DC-based Humane Society of the United States.

However, a citizen-initiated law passed in August will take effect in March and restore the authority of the Natural Resources Commission to name game species using sound science - including wolves - regardless of today's vote.

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