3 ms·

Even coyotes help control deer populations.

• pfdietz 3y ago
  East coast coyotes are larger than in the west, I've heard. A smattering of gray wolf genes, plus selection pressure with no actual wolves around.
  • nullc 3y ago
    I'm in California, the coyotes where I live are small-- but they still manage to kill fawns (and, rarely, adult deer-- e.g. catching them while they're giving birth or are injured). Larger coyotes would presumably have some real success against the adults.
    • pfdietz 3y ago
      Against injured/sick ones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_coyote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_coyote