It has long been known that coyotes, wolves, and dogs can interbreed. It seems that wolf and coyote hybrids are now roaming the East Coast.
What affect could hybrid coyotes have on the ecosystem. Are there positives? Are there negatives? How much do you trust the research?
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ReplyDeleteI believe that thee wolfotes are somewhat a negative to our enviorment because they could make an enviorment for us more dangerous. A wolf and a coyote are very dangerous predators alone, and with them combined could make an even worse enviorment. There could be some positives with having wolfotes but i can not think of any.
I don't think that there is any potential harm to us and our environment. If anything, we might need to watch their growth in population. They are natural and untamed animals. They are not blood thirsty monsters. I think you might implying that they are could hurt us. Think of these new breed of animals as bugs. I’m sure your parents gave the same advice mind did to me, “If you don't bother them, they won't bother you." I think that whether we tried to stop the breeding or not, it was still going to happen. I think it’s neat that we have a new breed here in our own country. Think of all the learning experiences we could have by learning of this new species.
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Wolfote is a good name. I loved the Coyotes when I lived in the northwest. They never threatened people and they only ate one of our cats...at a convenient time. Eastern Wolfotes may be quite another matter. They seem to have the will or ability of a wolf in bringing down larger prey, but they have the comfort that coyotes have of living and hunting real close to people. I recently visited a small town in Nova Scotia in which wolfotes killed and ate a local woman. I heard someone raving in a recent Buncomb County, NC council meeting that they were eating her goats. They may be a bigger safety threat than the pure form of either wolf or coyote.
ReplyDeleteI saw one today! It was roaming (hunting?) around the neighbor's cattle.
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