Like the long running Chicago and Gotham(NYC) Coyote Studies run by biologists Stan Gehrt and Mark Weckel(respectively), there is a new Los Angeles Coyote Study being conducted by the National Park Service.......Two Coyotes collard in downtown L.A. have revealed that the species are "persisting within home ranges that have high human densities and little natural habitat...............Researchers found that more than half of the recorded locations are in developed areas, such as along roads and in high-density residential areas.............. The remainder of the recorded locations were in landscapes defined as altered, such as vacant lots or parks......In a previous suburban 1996-2004 Simi Hills, California Coyote Study(just north of Los Angeles), "Songdogs" were found to use natural areas almost 80% of the time..........So this current Study is showing once again how adaptable this canid is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,One of them has even found a way to cross what most feel is the death barrier of the 101 freeway...........Thiniking, problem solving, adapting and overcoming are the hallmarks of our Coyotes----They have my admiration!!!

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New study

 offers insights

 into Los 

Angeles’ most 

urban coyotes

National Park Service researchers are now tracking

 two coyotes near downtown Los Angeles. Above, a

 coyote pup belonging to C-144, a female coyote who

 spends the majority of her time in the Westlake

 neighborhood. Photo Courtesy of the National Park Service

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