This is what people don't understand, the removal of apex predators like wolves, bears, Mountain Lions, etc...creates a phenomenon known as "meso predator" release, where coyotes and more importantly, other mespredators explode in population, range and density leading to a situation where overall more predators now exist than there otherwise would have been. Leading to more problems than if they had just left the apex predators alone in the first place.
From my experience this is true I currently live in Oregon but have also lived in California and Arizona. I definitely saw the most Coyotes in California but also so many Coyote’s in Arizona
This is a classic example of what happens when the Federal Govt attempts to eradicate a species, Pa has coyotes in every county in the estate including Philadelphia
Nature abhors a vacuum. The virtual extirpation of wolves until recently in much of the lower 48 undoubtably in my opinion has allowed the coyote to flourish. The fact that Wyoming has fewer coyotes than Pennsylvania or Georgia is perhaps explained by the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone in the last 30 years? I wonder how Grey & Red fox numbers are doing as Coyotes expand their range in the US? They would be vulnerable to predation and competition from their larger cousins.
@ I’m not sure about that, I’ve moved out of the area to Philly region and have never heard nor seen that but I wouldn’t be surprised if some pigs escaped and then bred and now there’s wild hogs
I'm outside of Chicago this year i seen more than i have in my entire life. There was one that went into a 711 in Chicago and it jumped in one of the coolers.
I live in Chicagoland. I never saw a coyote in my region until the 21st century. They even have been quite in the news as well. I never saw foxes or skunks until then either. Of course there was a rabies epidemic before that.
We have coyotes in Idaho but not as much as Texas does. Idaho is an awesome state and friendly people and people hear love deer and elk hunting the most.
Nice video I live in Maryland and we have good amount of coyotes hear too looks liek wiley is going on a tour of the US now all he needs to do is make a cannonball he can go to Hawaii
20-40 years ago I would see big packs of coyotes around my house all of the time. I never saw a deer anywhere unless I went to the mountains 45 minutes away. I heard that they started to poison them quite heavily. Now I don’t ever see or even hear a coyote around my house, but the deer are everywhere and probably to the point where there is way to many. I’d rather see deer though and I’m sure it’s def hard to have a balance as coyotes are hard on livestock and pets.
What you don't understand though, is that less predators and more deer leads to overgrazing and environmental degradation which can cause habitat loss and other problems like soil erosion, aridification, localized extinction of keystone species, even the complete loss of entire ecosystems. Regardless of what people "want to see" the environment needs predators to control herbivore numbers in a sustainable way. And protecting livestock from coyotes really isn't that complicated, it's just that people prefer to take the easy way out and simply "get rid" of the coyotes, not realizing that they're actually creating much bigger problems down the line.
Correction:
Nevada should be #5 with a population of more or less 150,000.
This is what people don't understand, the removal of apex predators like wolves, bears, Mountain Lions, etc...creates a phenomenon known as "meso predator" release, where coyotes and more importantly, other mespredators explode in population, range and density leading to a situation where overall more predators now exist than there otherwise would have been. Leading to more problems than if they had just left the apex predators alone in the first place.
Nevada? Nevada has like 150,000-200,00 coyotes.
From my experience this is true I currently live in Oregon but have also lived in California and Arizona. I definitely saw the most Coyotes in California but also so many Coyote’s in Arizona
This is a classic example of what happens when the Federal Govt attempts to eradicate a species, Pa has coyotes in every county in the estate including Philadelphia
With them so numerous in AZ and NM I wonder how the roadrunner population is doing.
Eastern Coyotes here in Ma. Are bigger then coyotes found in the west or Pacific Northwest.
Nature abhors a vacuum. The virtual extirpation of wolves until recently in much of the lower 48 undoubtably in my opinion has allowed the coyote to flourish. The fact that Wyoming has fewer coyotes than Pennsylvania or Georgia is perhaps explained by the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone in the last 30 years? I wonder how Grey & Red fox numbers are doing as Coyotes expand their range in the US? They would be vulnerable to predation and competition from their larger cousins.
We had a huge increase in Jersey about 10 years ago. I saw them regularly for awhile. Not to many sightings anymore though. I enjoyed seeing them.
There’s a lot in south jersey for sure
@@iOwnASubaru Im up in Bergen Co. I heard there has been a lot of feral pig sightings in South Jersey. Any truth to that?
@ I’m not sure about that, I’ve moved out of the area to Philly region and have never heard nor seen that but I wouldn’t be surprised if some pigs escaped and then bred and now there’s wild hogs
I'm outside of Chicago this year i seen more than i have in my entire life. There was one that went into a 711 in Chicago and it jumped in one of the coolers.
You should do the state reptiles
Of every state
I live in Chicagoland. I never saw a coyote in my region until the 21st century. They even have been quite in the news as well. I never saw foxes or skunks until then either. Of course there was a rabies epidemic before that.
We have coyotes in Idaho but not as much as Texas does. Idaho is an awesome state and friendly people and people hear love deer and elk hunting the most.
I live in MT. What does elk hunting have to do with coyote populations?
Nice video I live in Maryland and we have good amount of coyotes hear too looks liek wiley is going on a tour of the US now all he needs to do is make a cannonball he can go to Hawaii
You left out new york, we have plenty 👍
They said top 10
Very common in western Nevada.
In pa we wackem every chance we get . They have decimated the small game and have a high kill rate on deer especially fawns !
Pa. here and it doesn’t help when the game commission brings them in, they say no I say bull 💩
The robot voice sucks big time
20-40 years ago I would see big packs of coyotes around my house all of the time. I never saw a deer anywhere unless I went to the mountains 45 minutes away. I heard that they started to poison them quite heavily. Now I don’t ever see or even hear a coyote around my house, but the deer are everywhere and probably to the point where there is way to many. I’d rather see deer though and I’m sure it’s def hard to have a balance as coyotes are hard on livestock and pets.
What you don't understand though, is that less predators and more deer leads to overgrazing and environmental degradation which can cause habitat loss and other problems like soil erosion, aridification, localized extinction of keystone species, even the complete loss of entire ecosystems. Regardless of what people "want to see" the environment needs predators to control herbivore numbers in a sustainable way. And protecting livestock from coyotes really isn't that complicated, it's just that people prefer to take the easy way out and simply "get rid" of the coyotes, not realizing that they're actually creating much bigger problems down the line.
Mn 2 million 😂