Bob Schwartz

It appears that coyotes have been the focus of or at least mentioned in 20 of my previous posts. Here is one more from today’s Guardian:

Wily coyotes thrive in Central Park as animals adapt to urban life across US
Romeo and Juliet among at least 20 coyotes in New York City as animals gradually expand eastward into cities.

Here in the desert coyotes are as plentiful as they are—used to be—rare in other places. Their thriving was once threatened by stupid and pointless federal programs aimed at wiping them out (sound familiar?). They were branded vicious indiscriminate predators, which they are not. As it turned out, the feds considered themselves smarter and more powerful than the coyotes, which they were not (sound familiar?). Instead, coyotes are smart, tricky, infinitely adaptable to circumstances and environment, and they can sing. Which is why they are the most famous figure in native American stories. And in some askew cartoons.

If you want the full story, please read the unsurpassed Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores.