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Despite the fact that we've been trying to exterminate coyotes for hundreds of years, the species is thriving because of a special trait that causes their population to grow whenever one gets killed.

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Carlson, Debra A., and Eric M. Gese. “Reproductive Biology of the Coyote (Canis Latrans): Integration of Mating Behavior, Reproductive Hormones, and Vaginal Cytology.” Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 89, no. 3, 5 June 2008, pp. 654–664, doi.org/10.1644/06-MAMM-A-436R1.1

Carlson, Debra Anne. “Reproductive Biology of the Coyote (Canis Latrans): Integration of Behavior and Physiology.” DigitalCommons@USU, 2023, https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/104/

Moll, Remington J, et al. “People or Predators? Comparing Habitat‐Dependent Effects of Hunting and Large Carnivores on the Abundance of North America’s Top Mesocarnivore.” Ecography, 5 Nov. 2024, doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07390

“North American Distribution | Urban Coyote Research.” urbancoyoteresearch.com/coyote-info/north-american-distribution