Urban Coyote Project
This site is a perhaps the best site to site to visit of any. Chicago is home to world’s largest urban coyote research project and here you can read about what is encompassed by the study.
Ohio State University & field expert Stan Gehrt (This includes his contact info at the end)
Conservation Organizations in the Local Area - Get Involved!!
Chicago Wilderness
http://www.chicagowilderness.org/
Student Conservation Association
http://www.thesca.org/
Cook County Forest Preserve (Check out your county's site).
http://fpdcc.com/
Radio Tracking - Can you hear me now?
References to good papers I have read about us:
Chicago Wilderness
http://www.chicagowilderness.org/
Student Conservation Association
http://www.thesca.org/
Cook County Forest Preserve (Check out your county's site).
http://fpdcc.com/
Radio Tracking - Can you hear me now?
To Learn more about how radio telemetry works check out the Michigan Deparment of Natural Resources:
Here is a link to a company that makes radio telemetry devices to learn more:
References to good papers I have read about us:
Atwood, T. C., Weeks, H. P., & Gehring, T. M. (2004). Spatial ecology of coyotes along a suburban-to-rural gradient. Journal of Wildlife Management. 68:1000-1009.
Barnett, M., Lord, C., Strauss, E., Rosca, C., Langford, H., Chavez, D., & Deni, L. (2006). Using the Urban Enviornment to Engage Youths in Urban Ecology. The Journal of Enviornmental Education. Vol. 36, No. 2.
City of Wheaton Coyote Policy. (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://www.wheaton.il.us/coyotereport/
Fumo-Fox, P. (2013, February 11). Riverside considers coyote policy after 2 attacks. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/la_grange_western_springs/ct-tl-riverside-coyote-20130211,0,3111912.story
Gehrt, S. D., (2004). Ecology and management of striped skunks, raccons, and coyotes in urban landscapes. In N. Fascione, A. Delach & M. Smith, Predators and people: from conflict to conservation (pp. 81-104). Washington, D.C., Island Press.
Gehrt, S. D., Anchor, C., & White, L. A. (2009). Home range and landscape use of coyotes in a metropolitan landscape: conflict or coexistence? Journal of Mammalogy, 90(5):1045-1057.
Gese, E. M., Morey, P. S., & Gehrt, S. D. (2012). Influence of the urban matrix on space use of coyotes in the Chicago metropolitan area. Journal of Ethology, 30:413-425.
Grinder, M. I., & Krausman, P. R., (2013). Home range, habitat use, and nocturnal activity of coyotes in an urban environment. Journal of Wildlife Management, 65:
Growth in Urban Population Outpaces Rest of Nation (2012, March 26). Census Bureau Reports
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (n.d.). Coyotes Join Wildlife Migration to Cities: Chicago area is home to growing number of coyotes. Retrieved from: http://dnr.state.il.us/orc/wildlife/virtual_news/releases/070104_coyotes.htm
Illinois Department of Natural Resources. (2006). Retrieved from: http://dnr.state.il.us/orc/wildlife/furbearers/coyote.htm
McClennen, N., Wigglesworth, R., & Anderson S. H. (2001). The effect of suburban and agricultural development on the activity patterns of coyotes (Canis latrans). American Midland Naturalist. 146: 27–36.
Morey, P. S., Gese, E. M., & Gehrt, S. (2007). Spatial and temporal variation in the diet of coyotes in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. American Midland Naturalist, 158:147-161.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/coyote/tabid/6598/Default.aspx
Timm, R. M., Baker, R. O., Bennett, J. R., & Coohahan, C. C. (2004) Coyote Attacks: An Increasing Suburban Problem, North American Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference, Vol. 69, 67-88.
Urban Coyote Research Project. The Cook County, Illinois, Coyote Research Project – Urban Coyote Ecology and Management, (n.d.). The Ohio State University. Retrieved from: http://www.urbancoyoteresearch.com/The_Results_Of_The_Study.htm
White, L.A., & Gehrt, S. D. (2009). Coyote Attacks on Humans in the United States and Canada, Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 14: 419-432.
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