[NatureNS] Coyote, Eastern Coyote, Coywolf or what?

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:44:43 -0400
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: Coyote, Eastern Coyote, Coywolf or what?
> Date: November 12, 2015 at 5:43:49 PM AST
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Mark Elderkin =
<elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen =
<soren.bondrup-nielsen@acadiau.ca>
> Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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> As far as I know, most or all of Nova Scotia=92s coyotes have some =
wolf genes mixed into their genomes, hence the expression =93coywolf=94. =
 But their appearances can be vastly different, varying from the typical =
western coyotes  to somewhat or quite wolf-like in total size and what =
the head looks like.
>=20
> Remember that the episode of The Nature of Things entitled, =93Meet =
the Coywolf=94 included very interesting information from several =
locations, like Toronto, Chicago suburbs, Algonquin Prov. Park in =
Ontario, New York City, etc.? [add Cape Breton Highlands].  And the =
coyotes in Chicago had no wolf genes in them.  Revisit the video and =
those experts.
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
>=20
> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com>
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Coyote, Eastern Coyote, Coywolf or what?
>> Date: November 12, 2015 at 5:15:34 PM AST
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>=20
>> I snapped the pic at the link below while birding the Wolfville Rail =
Trail West yesterday. Can we tell from this pic what it is exactly? I =
would think it is a coywolf but is that even an official designation? I =
searched other pictures of coywolf and coyotes and this one does seem to =
more closely match coywolf but there is also quite a range in the look =
of coywolf, presumably depending on the mix of coyote/wolf/dog. Also is =
German Shepherd the only dog that can be in the mix of coywolf? Can we =
tell what mix this one is?
>> =20
>> It was behaving more like coyote than dog. The pic was taken with a =
400 mm lens so it was quite far off the trail (100+ meters I believe) =
and didn=92t come any closer. It walked parallel to the trail in the =
same direction I was going for a while and it knew I was watching and it =
kept its distance.
>> =20
>> http://1drv.ms/1RRPZhB
>> =20
>> Keith Lowe
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after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><br><div>Begin forwarded =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Coyote, Eastern =
Coyote, Coywolf or what?</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">November 12, 2015 at =
5:43:49 PM AST<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;, Mark Elderkin &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;, Soren =
Bondrup-Nielsen &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:soren.bondrup-nielsen@acadiau.ca">soren.bondrup-nielsen@aca=
diau.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
/span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" =
content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;">As far as I know, most or all of Nova Scotia=92s =
coyotes have some wolf genes mixed into their genomes, hence the =
expression =93coywolf=94. &nbsp;But their appearances can be vastly =
different, varying from the typical western coyotes &nbsp;to somewhat or =
quite wolf-like in total size and what the head looks =
like.<div><br></div><div>Remember that the episode of The Nature of =
Things entitled, =93Meet the Coywolf=94 included very interesting =
information from several locations, like Toronto, Chicago suburbs, =
Algonquin Prov. Park in Ontario, New York City, etc.? [add Cape Breton =
Highlands]. &nbsp;And the coyotes in Chicago had no wolf genes in them. =
&nbsp;Revisit the video and those =
experts.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>From: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Keith Lowe &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com">mythos25@live.com</a>&gt;<br></span></di=
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