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Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute Installations

Posted Mar 13th, 2026

Tribute Installation — Celebrating Coyotes Week As part of our Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute series, we are honoured to share a special artistic installation featuring a gifted acrylic painting titled "Still Flying" by Dr. Shelley Alexander, to accompany the personal story written by author Janice Rider "City Coyote". This kickoff day brings together art, story, and lived experience reminding us that understanding wildlife is not only about science, but also about...

Voices for Canid Coexistence: Celebrating Coyotes Week

Posted Mar 11th, 2026 in Blog

Join us for Celebrating Coyotes Week, March 16–22, 2026, as we count down to National Coyote Day on March 23rd, a time to learn, share stories, and celebrate the vital role coyotes play in the natural world we all share.

Statement Regarding the Use of Snowmobiles in Cruel Maiming and Killing of Coyotes Near Lanigan Saskatchewan

Posted Jan 18th, 2026 in Blog

Coyote Watch Canada is deeply concerned by reports from early January 2026 that four coyotes were deliberately pursued and struck by snowmobiles east of Lanigan, Saskatchewan. Conservation officers have confirmed that the animals were intentionally targeted, with two found alive but suffering severe injuries and subsequently euthanized to prevent further suffering. Chasing down and hitting terrorized coyotes with snowmobiles are acts of disturbing and heinous brutality.

Bunny’s World: A Coyote’s Life Among Roads, Dogs, and Human Misperceptions

Posted Jan 2nd, 2026

Coyotes are remarkably expressive. We simply need to learn how to understand what they are communicating. Coyotes often signal “keep your distance,” not to threaten, but to create space and avoid conflict. Their wide-open gape is frequently mistaken for a yawn or aggression by those unfamiliar with canid communication. In reality, a coyote’s large mouth gape, often paired with an arched back, is a clear message to other canids including dogs and other coyotes that they want space, peace, and...

ACTION ALERT: Ontario's Bloodsport Dog Train and Trial Pens Expanded - Tell Ford to End the Pens

Posted Dec 18th, 2025

This time of year, many wild coyotes and foxes are preparing to leave their families and start lives of their own. But for countless captive coyotes, foxes, and rabbits in Ontario, freedom isn’t an option. Right now, somewhere in Ontario, a terrified captive animal is running for their life - chased by packs of dogs inside fenced enclosures known as “train and trial pens.” These pens are sites of extreme cruelty and suffering.

Keep Pets and Wildlife Safe This Halloween Celebration

Posted Oct 31st, 2025

While it might seem kind to share leftovers or leave pumpkins outdoors “for the animals,” this can do more harm than good. Feeding wildlife changes natural behaviour. Animals begin to associate humans and homes with food, increasing the risk of vehicle collisions, property damage, and conflict. Artificial food sources can cause illness.

Betrayed by the Hand That Feeds

Posted Sep 21st, 2025

Coyotes are highly intelligent and, through aversion techniques and removal of food sources, can once again be taught to avoid humans. Still, feeding is a major problem and the direct cause of many unnecessary conflicts between people and coyotes. It often leads to public safety concerns and “urgent” demands that coyotes be killed. Feeding can cause coyotes to approach people, often with pets, or remain in areas where they would normally move through to access another space in their homerang...

Liberty Village coyote update

Posted Feb 5th, 2025 in Blog

What Coyote Watch Canada has learned working in the community.

PEI committee report calls for trapping reforms, glue trap ban

Posted Dec 10th, 2024 in Blog

Update on Prince Edward Island's Committee reviewing trapping in the province

Crossing the Line: Hunters and their dogs regularly trespass onto posted private lands

Posted Dec 10th, 2024 in Blog

Recognizing the seriousness of the issue, we have taken proactive steps to deter these illegal activities. Despite the property being marked with "No Hunting or Trespassing signs", the persistent problems with these hunters necessitated a more robust response. We have erected new, highly visible signs and installed surveillance cameras, all to protect our property and the local wildlife from these illegal activities.

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