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Coyotes have been reported almost everywhere within the city of Edmonton, but they are seen more often in and near the river valley parks and ravines. You can see a heat map of past reports by citizens to the Edmonton Urban Coyote Project here.
Coyotes are opportunistic carnivores that feed primarily on mice, voles, gophers, squirrels, and rabbits, but they also eat fruit, vegetation, and insects. In Edmonton, coyotes appear to eat mostly natural food, but they supplement their diet with garbage, compost, and occasional pets (Murray et al. 2015, Sugden et al., 2020).
Coyotes are opportunistic carnivores that feed primarily on mice, voles, gophers, squirrels, and rabbits, but they also eat fruit, vegetation, and insects. In Edmonton, coyotes appear to eat mostly natural food, but they supplement their diet with garbage, compost, and occasional pets (Murray et al. 2015, Sugden et al., 2020).
Edmonton’s urban coyotes have home ranges that vary from 1.4 to 109.0 km2 (Murray and St. Clair 2016) and they may occur in neighbourhoods as single individuals, pairs, or as family groups. Breeding occurs annually between January and March and denning occurs in April and May with pups typically emerging from dens in June, remaining with their parents through the summer, and either remaining in that area or dispersing by Fall.
Coyotes are typically most active at dawn and dusk, but diseased animals are more likely to be observed in residential areas during the day (Murray et al. 2015) and animals that avoid collisions with cars appear to become more active at night (Murray and St. Clair 2015).
Coyotes are typically most active at dawn and dusk, but diseased animals are more likely to be observed in residential areas during the day (Murray et al. 2015) and animals that avoid collisions with cars appear to become more active at night (Murray and St. Clair 2015).