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Journal Publications
Cluff H. D. 2006.
Extension of Coyote, Canis latrans,
Breeding Range in the Northwest Territories,
Canada.
Canadian Field- Naturalist 120(1): 67-70.
Coyotes (Canis latrans) have resided in the Northwest Territories
for several decades but have only rarely been sighted north of Great Slave
Lake (>62° N. latitude) in the Taiga Shield ecozone. Records show Coyotes
have been seen since the 1960s. Prior to 2000, evidence of Coyotes breeding
in the Taiga Shield has been anecdotal. In 2000, a Coyote was repeatedly
seen at the Yellowknife airport and in 2001, a pair of Coyotes was observed
with two pups. Since then, Coyote pups have been observed annually at the
airport and adult Coyotes are seen regularly within the city of Yellowknife,
an urban island within the Taiga Shield ecozone. Unlike in most regions
occupied by Coyotes, medium-sized prey are rarely seen. Recently, Coyotes
have become a potential hazard to aircraft at the Yellowknife airport.
Although Coyotes appear to have established themselves within the city of
Yellowknife, maintaining a presence beyond the urbanized area remains
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