Deer and raccoons that once fearlessly roamed the island have become prey.
Tag: coyote
Wildlife
Apparently Coyotes Can Climb Trees
Or at least there’s one in Moraga that can, as this video shows.
Winter Issue 2023
A Doe on the Patio Table: Readers’ Close Encounters With Nature
We asked for your mini-stories about memorable nature moments, and you, readers, provided a wondrous bounty, like acorn woodpeckers contributing to the communal haul. Here are our favorite dozen.
Spring Issue 2019
Spring Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
Text and research by the California Center for Natural History Fledging Hatching in early spring as fuzzy white balls that weigh about the same as two slices of bread, young redtails (Buteo jamaicensis) grow quickly, making high whistling calls to their … Read more
The Camera Trap, Wildlife
A Coyote Snatches a Mountain Lion’s Meal
A coyote won’t pass up a free meal — so long as it’s safe.
Winter Issue 2018
Coyote Tracker: San Francisco’s Uneasy Embrace of a Predator’s Return
Coyotes have returned to San Francisco. Now, for the first time, ecologists are gaining insight into how and where these urban predators live.
Winter Issue 2015
Shapeshifter, Trickster, Survivor: Coyote in the Modern World
Coyotes have been remarkably resilient and tenacious, surviving—thriving, even—in our midst as a relict and a messenger from a much wilder California.
Urban Nature
Photo Gallery: Coyotes Raising Kids in San Francisco
Coyotes are among the 3-5 percent of mammal species that mate for life, and parents raise pups cooperatively. Except for loners and transients, coyotes live in nuclear families not so different from our own.
