Our good friend, Massachusetts "Coywolf" (Eastern Coyote) biologist Jon Way and his research partner, Clark University's. William Lynn have been seeking a formal name change for the Coyote that now inhabits the northeastern USA/ southeastern Canada down into the Middle Atlantic States.............Jon and William's premise is that over a 100 year period of time(early 1900's), the animal that now inhabits this part of the world is a proven admix of 60% Western Coyote, 30% Wolf(likely Eastern Wolf majority or entirety) and 10% Domestic Dog..............Bottom line is that successive generations of this animal has reproducing with others of it's same kind over a century..............Therefore, it is high time for it's unique genetic admix composition to be recognized for what it is---a mixed Coyote/Wolf= COYWOLF.....................Read the full peer reviewed article by clicking on the link below................Note that there are any number of Jon's esteemed peers who continue to believe that Eastern Coyote is in fact the proper designation for this eastern Canid.............Time will tell on which nomenclature prevails for the truly adaptable and thriving Coywolf/Eastern Coyote

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO READ NORTHEASTERN COYOTE/  COYWOLF TAXONOMY
AND ADMIXTURE: A META-ANALYSIS

http://canids.org/CBC/19/Northeastern_coyote_taxonomy.pdf

Eastern Coyote or Coywolf

Eastern Wolf(or Red Wolf)(some 250 remain in Eastern Canada and 50 in North Carolina
Barrier Islands)

Western Coyote

INVOLVE YOURSELF FURTHER WITH JON WAY AND HIS COYWOLF RESEARCH VIA:
(http://www.easterncoyoteresearch.com/) where you can purchase my books Suburban Howls and My Yellowstone Experience, read peer-reviewed Publications, and support creating a wildlife watching refuge in the town of Barnstable; (2) My Yellowstone Experience which details my experiences viewing the spectacular hydrothermal features, scenery, and wildlife within Yellowstone National Park; and (3) Coywolf which focuses on describing the hybrid origin of eastern coyotes/coywolves.