Downloads
"Coyotes"
UC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Pest Notes Publication
74135 (2006)
An Extension bulletin on coyotes and solving conflicts they
cause with human activities in California; 6 pages.
Download: HTML (web)
or PDF. *
"Keep
Me Wild"
Poster and Brochure by California Department of Fish & Game.
Download: HTML (web).
"Urban
and Suburban Coyotes"
Factsheet, U.S. Department of Agriculture
– Wildlife
Services (2002)
A brief description of conflicts caused by coyotes in urban
and suburban environments, and recommendations for their resolution;
2 pages.
Download: HTML (web) or PDF.
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"Urban Coyote Symposium Papers" A series of 24 presentations from the Urban Coyote Symposium (April 2007, Corpus Christi, Texas) dealing with both research and management aspects of coyote in urban and suburban areas in North America. Full text of each paper (length varies from 1 to 43 pages) available for download as PDF.
"Coyote
Attacks: An Increasing Suburban Problem"
A research publication by R. M. Timm et al. (2004)
A research paper detailing coyote attacks on humans and other
human safety incidents that have occurred in California since
the 1970s, including descriptive information on 89 such occurrences.
Management recommendations useful to agencies, municipalities,
and homeowners are updated; 11 pages.
Download: HTML (web)
or PDF.
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"Management
of Conflicts between Urban Coyotes and Humans in Southern
California"
A research publication by R. O. Baker and R. M. Timm (1998)
A research paper detailing 53 coyote attacks on humans and
other human safety incidents that occurred in California between
1988 and 1997. Case histories of several incidents are included,
as well as recommendations for managing urban coyote problems;
14 pages.
Download: HTML (web)
or PDF.
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"Coyotes"
Book chapter by J. S. Green, F. R. Henderson, and M. D. Collinge
(1994)
A chapter in the reference book Prevention and Control of Wildlife
Damage, detailing coyote biology, behavior, and how to solve
coyote conflicts with humans, particularly in agricultural
settings.
Download: PDF.
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Interesting Reading on Coyotes (see
your local library)
Popular and Non-Technical Publications
The Voice of the Coyote, by J. Frank Dobie
Bison Books / University of Nebraska Press (1949, 1961, and
2006 editions)
The author melds natural history with tales and folklore in
articulating the complex and often contentious relationship
between coyotes and humans.
Coyote, by William Meinzen
Texas Tech University Press (1995)
A pictorial natural history of the coyote, lavishly illustrated
with color photos and containing text describing the species
biology, behavior, and habits.
Technical and Semi-Technical Publications
Coyote, by Marc Bekoff and Eric M. Gese
Chapter 22 (pages 467-481) in: Wild Mammals of North America:
Biology, Management, and Conservation, 2nd Edition
The Johns Hopkins University Press (2003)
An up-to-date, comprehensive summary of coyote biology, behavior,
and economic impacts, heavily referenced.
Coyotes: Biology, Behavior, and Management, edited by Marc
Bekoff
Academic Press (1978), The Blackburn Press (2001)
A compilation of 15 chapters by noted scientists, covering
topics ranging from basic taxonomy and biology to developmental
behavior and communication, population dynamics, predation
on livestock, and coyote management.
The Clever Coyote, by Stanley P. Young and Hartley H. T. Jackson
Wildlife Management Institute (1951), Bison Books / University
of Nebraska Press (1978)
This is the seminal volume on coyote biology, life history,
and economic status and control, plus detailed taxonomic information
from races of subspecies of coyotes throughout North America.
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