Coyotes

Kings Of The West

AP | JOHN MARSHALL | Posted 05.23.2012

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A great road playoff run has the Los Angeles Kings in a place they haven't been since the Great One was skating in Southern Califor...

The Hills Around L.A.

Vicky Shorr | Posted 05.21.2012

Vicky Shorr

But by now the sun was cutting across the tops of the hills with that last and best of the golden light, and it was pretty much too late for snakes. I took a breath, sat down on a rock. Maybe I'd stay and watch the moonrise. And then I saw the scat, right there, and it didn't look like a coyote.

Coyotes Blank Kings To Avoid Sweep

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 05.21.2012

LOS ANGELES -- Cancel the coronation, or at least postpone it. The Phoenix Coyotes are still hanging around. Shane Doan scored two goals, Mike Smith ...

Coyotes Pull Out Overtime Win To Open 2nd Round

AP | JOHN MARSHALL | Posted 04.28.2012

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Phoenix Coyotes have had a knack for withstanding nearly everything their opponent throws at them before landing the big blow. ...

Coyotes Finally Advance To Second Round

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 04.24.2012

CHICAGO -- His 6-foot-4, 218-pound frame blocking all access to the goal, Mike Smith pushed away shots from all angles and sent the Phoenix Coyotes in...

Coyotes Take Game 1 In Overtime

AP | JOHN MARSHALL | Posted 04.13.2012

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Martin Hanzal scored 9:29 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes opened the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on T...

No Crying Wolf In Yellowstone And Jackson Hole

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.14.2012

Margie Goldsmith

n the mid 1970s, there was talk about bringing back Yellowstone and the ecosystem's main predator, but it was complicated and politically charged.

PHOTOS: A Grizzly Drama In The Tetons

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 03.25.2012

Margie Goldsmith

"Kind of like a bear soap opera..."

Report: Coyotes Surround Woman, Her Dogs In Lincoln Park

Posted 12.07.2011

A Chicago woman claims she was surrounded by a trio of coyotes while she walked her two dogs in the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood early Tuesday. ...

Nicklas Backstrom Leads Capitals Past Coyotes 4-3

AP | By HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.21.2011

WASHINGTON -- Nicklas Backstrom scored early in the third period, then set up Brooks Laich's power-play goal, helping the Capitals rally from a two-go...

Toddler Attacked By Coyote, Thinks It Was ‘Easter Bunny’

Posted 09.19.2011

A 2-year-old Broomfield, Colo. toddler was attacked by a coyote Monday night and later asked his father, “Was that the Easter bunny?” according to...

Veterinarian Poisons Wildlife, Brags About it on Facebook

Wendy Keefover-Ring | Posted 08.20.2011

Wendy Keefover-Ring

An incident wherein a Santa Fe veterinarian set out beef-basted rat poison to kill a coyote that ate an outdoor cat -- and bragged about it on Facebook -- raises issues about ethics, values, biology, and our ability to co-exist with coyotes.

Government Report: Less Than 1% of Cattle Killed by Native Carnivores and Domestic Dogs

Wendy Keefover-Ring | Posted 07.18.2011

Wendy Keefover-Ring

Less than one percent of the American cattle inventory was lost to native carnivores in 2010. This calls into question the tens of millions per year taxpayers spend on lethal control of native carnivores.

Indiana Considers Sanctioning Animal Cruelty

Camilla Fox | Posted 07.08.2011

Camilla Fox

We've laid down the law that entertaining ourselves by pitting one animal against another in bloody combat is cruel and unethical. However, few Americans are aware that there is "entertainment" even nastier than dog or cockfighting.

Coyotes In San Francisco: Welcome Wildlife Or Dangerous Menace?

AP | By ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- Armed with a camera and a sturdy pair of boots, Janet Kessler spends most of her days roaming through lush parklands in pursuit of so...

80th Anniversary of the Animal Damage Control Act -- No Celebration for Wildlife

Camilla Fox | Posted 05.25.2011

Camilla Fox

Greater understanding of the ecological importance of native carnivores and increasing public opposition to lethal "control" have led to growing demand for humane and ecologically sound conservation practices. But there's always more work to do.

WATCH: Coyote Takes A Stroll Down State Street

Posted 05.25.2011

A coyote that was spotted running down State Street early Monday may be in the Loop on assignment: to help keep the city's rodent population at bay. ...

Scary Scary Scary New York City

Patrick Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Patrick Sauer

I can't see them, but I know they're everywhere. A WPIX headline screamed bed bugs have reached an "epidemic scale!" And that was based on a survey of pest control companies.

ReThink Review: Monsters -- the Real Aliens at the Border

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Kim

Digital video and desktop/laptop editing have brought filmmaking into the hands of the average person with an idea and some people to put in front of ...

Wildlife Services Dodges Disclosure on Animal Killing

Wendy Keefover-Ring | Posted 05.25.2011

Wendy Keefover-Ring

"Wildlife Services" is a secretive branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that annually kills millions of animals. Last year, it liquidated more than four million wildlife and pets.

Littleton Chihuahua Mix Attacked By Coyote, Saved By Pit Bulls

KMGH Denver | Russell Haythorn | Posted 05.25.2011

LITTLETON, Colo. -- A Littleton neighborhood is on edge after a coyote attacked and nearly killed a family's dog Saturday morning. These attacks ar...

After Long Chase, Florida Bans Cruel Fox and Coyote Pens

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Wayne Pacelle

On Wednesday, culminating a more than yearlong effort, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) outlawed fox and coyote pens, the g...

Coyotes and Bankers

Matthew Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew Anderson

Recently in the backcountry near my home, I saw a Coyote wearing a backpack sporting a bumper sticker that said, "Coexist." That is when I knew for certain that the Coyote had never gone to Business School.

When Animals Attack: Police Order Children Indoors After Coyote Incidents

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 05.25.2011

RYE, N.Y. — The wary but tolerant relationship between humans and coyotes is changing in a New York City suburb, where two attacks on little girls h...

Greyhounds Hunting Coyotes: A Cruel Blood Sport

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Wayne Pacelle

One of the greatest challenges we confront at The HSUS is that there are so many forms of animal abuse. For a thousand cruelties, it seems there are an equal number of excuses and rationalizations.