coyotes

10 Things I Love About Coyotes

Weave The Coyote opening Timmy’s beer. Credits to Timmy!

Today is Coyote Day in North America, and I’m celebrating by sharing this list.

1. They mate for life.
Coyotes form strong pair bonds and typically only find a new partner if one of them passes away.

2. They’re amazing parents.
There have been cases where the mother dies and the father continues raising the pups on his own—protecting, feeding, and teaching them everything they need to survive.

3. They’re very playful.
There are countless videos of coyotes playing—whether it’s in backyards, open fields, or even on golf courses. Their playful nature is such a beautiful reminder of their intelligence and spirit.

4. They’re truly wild.
Unlike their close cousins, wolves and dogs, coyotes have never been domesticated. They remain deeply wild and free.

5. They’re survivors.
Despite relentless persecution by humans, coyotes have endured and adapted again and again. Every attempt to eliminate them has failed.

6. They survived the Ice Age.
Coyotes made it through the Quaternary extinction event (the Late Pleistocene extinction), which wiped out many large species.

7. They’re unique.
Coyotes are native to North America. This is their home—they belong to this land.

8. They were here first.
Coyotes existed long before modern humans arrived on this continent. Their story is ancient and deeply rooted in the natural world.

9. They are sacred in Indigenous traditions.
Coyote is one of the most important figures in many Indigenous North American stories—often a creator, a teacher, and a powerful trickster who helped shape the world.

10. They’re beautiful.
There’s a rugged elegance to coyotes—their thick, multicolored fur, their alert eyes, the way they move through the landscape. But what makes them truly beautiful is their resilience. They didn’t just survive alongside human expansion—they adapted and endured.

Happy Coyote Day 🤍

If you enjoyed this list and love coyotes as much as I do, please consider signing and sharing petitions that help protect them. Every voice matters.

You can find a list of active petitions here:


https://coyotepretty.ca/2026/03/19/%f0%9f%90%ba-coyote-awareness-week-petitions-you-can-sign-to-help-protect-coyotes/

Project Coyote

3 coyotes in Mississauga. Credits to my niece.

It’s still Coyote Awareness Week (March 16–22), leading us to Coyote Day on March 23—a time to stand for coexistence, understanding, and respect.

Despite their resilience and vital role in ecosystems, coyotes continue to face widespread persecution through trapping, poisoning, and killing contests. 

This week, Project Coyote is sharing science, stories, and solutions to help communities live alongside coyotes peacefully—and to replace fear with knowledge.

If you feel called, you can take part here:
🐾 Take the Coyote Pledge + access the toolkit:
👉 Take the Coyote Pledge

And you can support their work:
💙 Donate: https://projectcoyote.org/donate
🛍️ Shop: https://projectcoyote.teemill.com/

Every small action helps protect one of North America’s most iconic and misunderstood wild canids.

Together, we can create a future where coyotes are not feared—but respected, protected, and allowed to simply be 🐺💙

💔 Justice for the Coyotes: Please Sign and Share This Petition 🐺

Recently, four coyotes near Lanigan, Saskatchewan were chased and run over by people on snowmobiles. This was not an accident. This was intentional cruelty. Two of the coyotes were still alive when conservation officers arrived, but instead of being given a chance at rehabilitation, they were shot because of their injuries.

I can’t stop thinking about how scared they must have been. Being hunted, struck, and left to suffer… it breaks my heart.

There is now a petition calling for justice for these coyotes, stronger penalties for wildlife cruelty, and better support for wildlife rehabilitation so injured animals are not automatically killed when they could possibly be helped.

👉 Please sign the petition here:
https://c.org/6YWzgVkK8Z
And please, share it everywhere you can. Every signature matters.

Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. I still remember the story of the wolf in Cody, Wyoming, who was run over and then tormented before dying. These acts are not “hunting.” They are not wildlife management. They are violence against living beings who feel fear and pain, just like our pets do.

Using snowmobiles to chase and run over wildlife is especially cruel. Animals have no chance. They are exhausted, terrified, and completely defenseless. This kind of behavior should never be tolerated or excused.

Coyotes already face so much persecution simply for existing. They are blamed, hunted, trapped, and killed — yet they are intelligent, devoted family animals who play an important role in keeping ecosystems healthy. They deserve protection, not torture.

Please, if you are reading this:
🤍 Sign the petition
📣 Share it with friends and family
🖤 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves

Let’s show that there are people who care, who are watching, and who will not stay silent when wildlife are treated with cruelty.

For the coyotes. For the wolf. For all the wild ones who deserve to live in peace. 🐺🌲✨

Celebrate Coyotes All Year Long 🐺📅

Nicole Wilde’s 2026 Coyote Calendar

For the second year in a row, I’ve purchased the 2026 Coyote Calendar by wildlife photographer Nicole Wilde—and I can honestly say it’s one of my favorite ways to honor coyotes throughout the year.

I bought the calendar for this year, lived with it month after month, and loved it so much that I didn’t hesitate to purchase the 2026 edition as well.

Each month features a breathtaking photograph of a coyote captured in their natural world—calm, intelligent, watchful, and deeply alive. These images aren’t just beautiful; they tell the truth about who coyotes really are.

What makes this calendar even more meaningful is that 50% of all proceeds are donated to Project Coyote, an organization dedicated to compassionate coexistence and the protection of coyotes across North America. This means that every calendar purchased directly supports advocacy, education, and non-lethal solutions for living alongside wildlife Celebrate America’s Song Dogs A….

Printed on premium cardstock, the calendar feels like a piece of art—something you want on your wall, not tucked away. It also makes a thoughtful gift for wildlife lovers, photographers, and anyone who believes coyotes deserve respect instead of fear.

If you’re looking for a simple, beautiful way to support coyotes all year long, I truly recommend this calendar.

🖤 You can find it here:
👉 https://www.nicolewildephotography.com/2026-calendars

🐾🚫 Alberta: End the Coyote Hunting Contest Now

In Alberta, a hunting contest has been announced that rewards participants with cash prizes for killing the most coyotes—including a category for children. Change.org+1
This isn’t wildlife management—it’s a massacre promoted as “sport”.

⚠️ The science shows this kind of mass killing doesn’t work. Disrupting coyote family units often leads to more conflict, not less. TheRockies.Life+1

We must stand up for compassion, science, and coexistence.
👉 Please sign the petition and share this link so more voices demand that Alberta stop these contests once and for all.
Sign here: https://www.change.org/p/stop-alberta-coyote-hunting-contest/psf/promote_or_share?message=sign-success

🐺💔 Nova Scotia: Let Wildlife Rehabbers Help Coyotes in Need

Coyotes are intelligent, social, family-oriented animals — yet in Nova Scotia, licensed wildlife rehabbers are not allowed to care for injured, sick, or orphaned coyotes. This means countless animals who could be saved are instead left to suffer or die.

This petition asks the Nova Scotia government to change this outdated restriction and allow trained, experienced rehabbers to provide proper care — the same compassion offered to foxes, raccoons, owls, deer, and other wildlife.

✨ Coyotes deserve humane treatment.
✨ Injured animals deserve a chance.
✨ The public deserves a compassionate, science-based policy.

Please sign and share the petition to help protect vulnerable coyotes and support the rehabbers ready to help them. Every signature matters. 💙🐾
👉 Sign here: https://c.org/BTCtfjY6fn

🐾 Justice for the Liberty Village Coyotes 🐾

Two innocent coyotes were shot and killed in Toronto’s Liberty Village — even though there were no confirmed attacks. 💔 These gentle beings were simply trying to live in the only home they knew.

Coyotes play a vital role in our cities — keeping ecosystems balanced and rodent populations under control. Killing them is cruel, unnecessary, and ineffective. There are always better, humane solutions like education, hazing, and protecting attractants. 🌿

👉 Please take a moment to sign and share this petition:
🔗 Justice for the Liberty Village Coyotes

Your voice matters. Let’s speak up for coexistence, compassion, and respect for our wild neighbours. 🐺💙

🚫🐺 Stop the Coyote Cull in Nova Scotia


Coyotes are a vital part of our ecosystem — intelligent, family-oriented animals who keep nature in balance. But right now in Nova Scotia, they’re facing cruel and unnecessary culls.

👉 Killing coyotes doesn’t solve “problems.” Science shows it often makes things worse by breaking up family groups and causing populations to rebound even faster.

Instead of fear and cruelty, we need coexistence and compassion. 💚

✍️ Please take a moment to sign and share this petition:
🔗 Stop the Coyote Cull in Nova Scotia

Every signature matters — your voice can help protect coyotes and push for humane solutions. 🌎✨

🐾 Stand Up for Louisiana’s Coyotes (and Armadillos too!)

Louisiana is trying to pass a ban that would make it illegal for licensed wildlife rehabilitators to help coyotes when they’re injured, orphaned, or sick. This means that coyotes like Ti Loup and Koa—two little orphans currently being cared for at Geaux Wild Rehab—would never have had the chance to receive the love, medicine, and second chance they deserve.

👉 You can see them here: Ti Loup & Koa TikTok video. These pups are alive and thriving because of wildlife rehabilitation. Without it, their story would have ended in suffering.

But if this ban goes through, no future coyote in Louisiana will get that chance.

Why This Matters

  • Coyotes are North America’s native wild dogs. They play a vital role in keeping ecosystems balanced by controlling rodents, cleaning carrion, and adapting to fill niches left empty by other predators.
  • Rehabilitators see very few coyotes each year. In 2024, only six coyotes were rehabbed in Louisiana. That’s such a tiny number compared to the population—it’s not causing problems.
  • It’s unfair and inhumane. If a coyote is hit by a car, poisoned, trapped, or orphaned because of human activity, it deserves care. To deny them help is cruel.
  • Education works better than bans. Teaching people how to coexist peacefully with coyotes reduces conflicts far more than preventing their care.
  • Armadillos would also be affected. The proposed rule would ban rehab for them too, leaving injured armadillos without care as well.

How You Can Help 📝

We need your voice to stop this.

  1. Sign & Share the Petition:
    ✍️ Oppose the Ban on Louisiana Coyote Rehabilitation
  2. Send an Email:
    Urge Louisiana officials to vote NO on banning coyote rehabilitation. Tell them coyotes and armadillos deserve compassion, not cruelty.
    • Email addresses are listed in the petition description. Even a short, heartfelt message makes a difference.
  3. Spread the Word:
    Share Ti Loup and Koa’s story. Post the petition. Let people know this fight is about protecting our native wildlife.

Closing Thoughts

Coyotes are survivors—resilient, intelligent, and deeply misunderstood. But even survivors need help sometimes. Please stand up for Ti Loup, Koa, and all the coyotes who may come after them. They are not “outlaw quadrupeds.” They are family to the land, and they deserve a chance to heal.

🐺💙 Please, sign, share, and speak up. For the coyotes. For the armadillos. For a more compassionate world.