Capturing and Radio Collaring
Eastern Coyotes
(Canis latrans)
By: Selinda Schlierman and Clinton Waddell
Goals and Objectives
• Trap a coyote
• Place a radio collar
on it
• Track its home range
by radio telemetry
History
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Canidae family
Form packs, breeding pairs
Carnivorous
Live throughout upstate New York
Population: 20,000-30,000
Highly adaptive
Nuisance
Geographic Range
Study Area
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Methods
• Seven trap sets
• Number 2-Victor coil
spring traps
• Bait and lure
• Increased pan
tensions
• Different sets
Trap Sets
• Small dirt hole
• Large dirt hole
• Step down set
• Blind set
Results
We were unsuccessful in capturing a coyote.
Why?
• Previous trapping and
hunting
– Negative
Reinforcement
• Home range/territory
– Near Center
• Food availability
– Mild winter
– Abundant small game
Acknowledgements
• We would like to thank Terry Johns for the
use of his property for our project.
• We would also like to thank SUNY
Cobleskill for the use of a Radio
transmitter and radio telemetry equipment.
Questions?