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The LMU Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) is currently in the third year of a three-year project to inform a long-term coyote Canis latrans management plan for the City of Long Beach, California. This plan will be applied by the Long Beach Animal Care Services Bureau. The project consists of using game cameras set up at a tree nursery study site in Long Beach to determine coyote abundance, movement patterns, and distribution. This includes studying where the coyotes are spending the most time, if they are transient / mobile, what packs are present, and peak activity. Preliminary analysis of temporal data indicates that the coyotes at this location do not overlap in movement patterns with other species such as humans and cats. Game camera data show coyotes are abundant when other species are not present. This is an indicator of niche partitioning. Another finding is that there is an average of 47 coyote sightings per week at the location. From this it can be inferred that coyotes are present and abundant at this study site in Long Beach. Further data collection, including collaring study coyotes, will inform the City on coyote movement patterns and distribution through the area. These data will help inform the City’s long-term coyote management strategies.

Publication Date

2019

An Analysis of Coyote (Canis latrans) Abundance, Movement Patterns & Distribution

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