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Frequently Asked Questions

Do coyotes and dogs interbreed?

Do they mate with one another?

Have there been any coyote bites or attacks on humans in the Chicago area?

Coyote feeds on a deer carcass

What do urban coyotes eat?

How many coyotes are in a pack?

How many coyotes are in Chicago?

What is a coywolf?

Are they in Illinois?

I have a nuisance coyote in my neighborhood. What can I do?

Coyote howling

I hear coyotes howling. Does that mean they have just killed something?

Why do coyotes howl and yip?

Urban chicken - potential coyote food source

I want to have chickens. Will that attract coyotes into my neighborhood?

Coyotes Among Us


Now available: an eye-opening volume of photographs and research on coyotes, based on more than 20 years of research by Dr. Stanley D. Gehrt and our team

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