Adult eastern coyotes typically range from 34 to 50 pounds, though they have been known to reach 75 pounds. On average, they stand two feet tall at the shoulders and have a body length of 42-52 ...

Read Next: The Best Coyote Calibers. Technically, all Eastern coyotes are part coyote, part wolf, and part dog. Wildlife biologists believe this is because coyotes occasionally interbred with wolves ...

After visiting with friends who own a small farm along the edge of a mountain, my wife Karen and I were preparing to climb into our pickup when the first ...

Coyotes gradually extended their range eastward after wolves became extinct in the eastern U.S. and southern portions of Canada. Coyotes first appeared in the early 1900s in western Ontario, in the ...

They continued to move east and south through New York state, entering New England and expanding their range. A DNA study of 462 eastern coyotes conducted at Stonybrook University in New York ...

Eastern coyotes look similar to German shepherd dogs, yet are half the weight. ... with coyote range expansion first reaching the state by passing north of the Great Lakes and into northern New York.

It is the Eastern Coyote, according to Mass Wildlife. "Eastern coyotes are medium-sized predators with long, bushy tails and pointed ears," Mass Wildlife states on its website.

The biggest difference between a wolf and a coyote is size. Even compared to eastern coyotes, which are bigger than their western counterparts, gray wolves, on average, weigh twice as much and are ...

The study investigated "the complex dynamics shaping coyote populations across wide range of diverse habitats—from rural to suburban," according to a written statement from UNH.