wildlife conservation

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/

🐺 Coyote Awareness Week: Petitions You Can Sign to Help Protect Coyotes

A beautiful coyote eating, Ecomuseum, taken by me.

There are voices that are silenced every day.

Not because they don’t matter,
but because they are wild.

Coyotes continue to be misunderstood, persecuted, and killed across North America—often without reason, without science, and without compassion.

This Coyote Awareness Week, I’m asking you to do something simple, but powerful:

👉 Sign and share these petitions.

Each one is a chance to stand beside them.

🇨🇦 Stop the Alberta Coyote Hunting Contest

A cruel and outdated practice that turns killing into entertainment.
👉 https://www.change.org/p/stop-alberta-coyote-hunting-contest

🇨🇦 Stop the Coyote Cull in Nova Scotia

Lethal control is not coexistence. It’s time for humane solutions.
👉 https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-coyote-cull-in-nova-scotia

🇨🇦 Allow Wildlife Rehab for Coyotes (Nova Scotia)

Injured and orphaned coyotes deserve care—not a death sentence.
👉 https://www.change.org/p/allow-wildlife-rehab-for-coyotes-in-nova-scotia

🇨🇦 End Coyote Killing in Edmonton

Urban wildlife deserves coexistence, not extermination.
👉 https://www.change.org/p/end-coyote-killing-in-edmonton

🇨🇦 Justice for Liberty Village Coyotes (Toronto)

For the coyotes who were killed, and for the ones still trying to survive.
👉 https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-liberty-village-coyotes

🌎 Protect Floyd the Coyote (Alcatraz)

A wild coyote simply living his life should not be trapped or removed.
👉 https://www.change.org/p/protect-floyd-coyote-from-trapping-and-relocation

🐾 A Final Thought

Coyotes are not the villains they are made out to be.

They are:

  • intelligent
  • devoted to their families
  • essential to the ecosystems they live in

And most of all… they are just trying to survive in a world that keeps pushing them out.

If you’ve ever heard them howl,
if you’ve ever seen one in the distance,
if you’ve ever felt that quiet connection to something wild…

Please take a moment.

👉 Sign. Share. Speak for them.

If you’d like to learn more about these incredible animals, you can also read:
https://coyotepretty.ca/2025/08/05/10-unique-facts-about-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 🐺💙

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

🚫🐺 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. 🌎✨