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Coyote (Canis latrans)

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Louisiana CoyoteCoyotes use a number of vocalizations to communicate, including howls, yelps, barks, squeals, and wails.
Appearance: looks like a small German Shepherd, coat color varies, adults weighs 18-30 pounds; 42 teeth

Reproduction: coyotes mate for life; male attends the female and litter; breeding in February; 5-7 pups

Food habits: opportunistic with food; rabbits, birds, plants, insects, carrion, livestock, and poultry Habits: males roam 30-40 miles; females 5-8 miles


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Distribution: common in northern and central Louisiana, some found in coastal southwest marshes and as far east as the Florida parishes, ranges from Alaska southward through western and southern Canada, through the western 2/3 of the U.S., and southward through southern Mexico

Habitat: prefers open country and idle farmlands adjacent to wooded areas; also found in marsh, woodlands, pastures, and plains; have been known to adapt to city life; dens in gulleys under roots, thickets, and dense cover 

Controls: adults rarely preyed upon; juveniles by eagles, mountain lions, and dogs; prone to parvo, mange, distemper and rabies; parasites include lice, mites, ticks, and fleas 

Values: keep other animals' populations in check; carrion habits reduce the population of insects which afflict livestock; host fleas and ticks which carry the bubonic plaque, which is fatal to man; significant loss to livestock in some areas


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Range map credits: Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy—Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International—CABS, World Wildlife Fund—US, and Environment Canada—WILDSPACE.

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  • Council
    • Louisiana Fur Council Meeting Schedule
    • Louisiana Fur Council Members
    • Louisiana Fur Annual Reports
  • Industry
    • Louisiana Trapping Regulations
    • Shipping Louisiana Furs
    • Louisiana Fur Dealers
    • Tanning/Manufacturing
  • Trapper Education
    • Trapping Courses & Resources
    • Louisiana Fur & Pelt Handling
    • Nutria Grading
    • Skull Cleaning
    • Trapping Benefits
    • Nutria Meat and Recipes
  • Outreach Education
    • Community Outreach
    • Louisiana Furbearers >
      • Beaver
      • Bobcat
      • Coyote
      • Gray Fox
      • Red Fox
      • Mink
      • Muskrat
      • Nutria
      • Opossum
      • Otter
      • Raccoon
      • Striped Skunk