Coyote numbers are soon expected to peak in Ontario

Though coyote numbers are at an all-time high in Ontario, the good news is that they are expected to level off and then drop in the next few years

by DON STONEMAN

There’s good news and there’s bad news about coyotes in the province of Ontario, says Ministry of Natural Resources biologist Brent Patterson.

First, the bad news. Coyote numbers have been building for years and are likely at an all-time high in Ontario. Now for the good news. Those numbers are expected to peak in the next year or two and drop off.

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