REDDHOLE, friend of Coyotes, Wolves and Cougars forever contributing to our knowledge of Coyotes, Wolves, Bobcats, Cougars, Foxes and Deer

From the book "Deer" by Duane Gerlach:  My friend and Coyotes, Wolves and Cougars forever contributor REDDHOLE. regularly posts analyses and point-of-view on all things Coyote on the CARNIVORA WEB SITE(www.carnivora.com).   Click on the the "link to post" at the bottom right of this Post for some great insight and perspective on Coyotes interspecific competition with bobcats(coyotes reduce the amount of prey which lowers bobcat density but do not necessarily reduce bobcat populations by direct aggression....................coyotes ability to successfully prey on adult deer in ceretain locales is much higher than expected............................Pronghorn populations grow when wolves are in the system as wolves keep coyote populations in check(coyotes readily take pronghorn calves)............................Coyotes and red fox do co-exist but coyotes will be aggressive and periodically kill foxes..................at other times the two species can den close to each other and co-exist successfully.................nonetheless, foxes take precautions to stay clear of coyotes on a regular basis.............................cougars regularly dine on coyotes.............................   We thank REDDHOLE again for consistantly informing us of additional sources of all things "indigenous, wild and free."

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