Yep, coyotes are hardy, we have some in NYC as well [0]. Having said that, Wildlife Services kills tens of thousands annually [1] and wolves inhabit a much sm

Yep, coyotes are hardy, we have some in NYC as well [0]. Having said that, Wildlife Services kills tens of thousands annually [1] and wolves inhabit a much smaller range their historical distribution [2]. Instead of extirpated, I might have said "extirpated or highly curtailed the territory of" [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/science/coyotes-new-york-diets.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/science/coyotes-new-york-... [1] https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/12/the-hired-gun-of-the-livestock-industry-this-feder/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/12/the-hired-gun-... [2] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/North_American_gray_wolf_subspecies_distribution_according_to_Goldman_%281944%29_%26_MSW3_%282005%29.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/North_Am...