Here in NJ I believe that coyotes have been seen in every rural or partly rural county in the state. I heard one when I was in the woods in Burlington County at 10 pm one time. Articles appear in the Atlantic City Press from time to time about farmers complaining about them. But they don't appear to be having any effect on deer populations. The populations of many species of animals in NJ seem to be expanding rapidly, animals such as wild turkeys and black bears for instance.
--- On Fri, 1/2/09, JamesRobertSmith <[email protected]> wrote: From: JamesRobertSmith <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Coyotes? To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 3:49 AM I was talking to a ranger in the GSMNP a couple of years ago. We were discussing the failed attempt to reintroduce the red wolf. One of the main reasons it failed was that coyotes had already entered the park and filled that particular niche. As coyotes do prey on deer, I was wondering if there is any chance that growing coyote populations in the east and south are going to have a major influence on deer populations. This would be a good thing for eastern forests, as humans are not taking out enough deer to keep the populations down and preventing the deer from creating a dam against normal forest regeneration. Any thoughts from our resident experts? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
