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With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?

Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of species: Birds are flitting between tree branches, salamanders are sliding through leaf litter, and wolves are tracking the scent of deer through the ...
The Aspen Times

Coyote or gray wolf? How to tell the difference in the Roaring Fork Valley

As hunting season gets under way, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning those with coyote tags to be aware of the differences between coyotes and wolves. Currently, the federal Endangered Species Act ...

Pure wolves will likely never return to Maine

The controversy about whether wolves are re-establishing themselves in Maine still rages. Scientists say they will breed with coyotes.
New Haven Register

With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Jensen, North Carolina State University (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine a healthy ...