Harriman State Park in Southeastern New York State just North of the New Jersey Border and just South of West Point Military Academy---the Eastern Coyote in all of it's glory reigns!!!!!

From: Geoff Welch

Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:35 AM
To: hudson-valley-environment@npogroups.org

Subject: [HudsonValley] Coyote in Harriman Park

Blogger Rick states: a beautiful example of an Eastern Coyote or
Coywolf......................Say hello to "BLONDIE"    (SEE PICTURE ABOVE ON PREVIOUS POST)


From: Frank Carbone Jr. <forthebirds39@verizon.net>
To: Meril, Rick
Sent: Wed Nov 24 19:40:55 2010
Subject: Re: Pic - cut and pasted Here it is Rick.


I hope it comes through this time.

I’m interested in your personal opinion on the creature in this pic.

Thanks,


It's good that you've finally received it.
I met Roland at his last lecture in SUNY Ulster. At least 200 folks turned out to hear what he and his staff had to say.

Imho any canid that appears to be a standard coyote (in coloration, size and aspect ratio) is a coyote. All others that fall somewhere in between a wolf and a coyote are hybrids imho and I refer to them as coywolves.

These blonde hybrids seem to be common in my region of NYS. Friends were seeing a blonde coywolf here 10 to 15 years ago along interstate route 84. It would sit on a rock ledge overlooking the interstate watching the cars., , Frank

From: Meril, Rick
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:49 PM
To: mailto:forthebirds39@verizon.net
Subject: Re: Pic - cut and pasted

A beautiful eastern coyote with significant wolf genes.

jon way in massachusetts(Eastern Coyote Research) and roland kays(state museum ny) say 25 percent wolf  genes in many Eastern coyotes..........Jon coined these hybrids coywolves(as you do)........Roland prefers Eastern Coyote..............

Regardless of nomenclature, a beautiful animal indeed!

Keep sending pics Frank

Rick