Just 10 years ago, the First State had very few resident coyotes. Even now, coyotes remain rare, so rare that even Delawareans who spend a lot of time outdoors probably will not encounter one. However, the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife has documented that these animals can now be found in each of Delaware’s three counties.
Because of this, residents are no longer being asked to report sightings to the division. “In the past, we have asked people to contact us if the saw an animal they believed to be a coyote. These sightings helped us document their distribution but now that we know they are here, we do not need sighting reports from the public,†said Joe Rogerson, deer and furbearer biologist.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
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