Coyotes
Coyotes
June 6, 2020
Dead Coyote Found
A dead Eastern coyote was found washed up on the north shore of the Vineyard this past week, Island wildlife experts confirmed.
January 16, 2020
Coyote Sighting Caught on Camera in Oak Bluffs
Footage of a live Eastern coyote was recorded on a trail camera in Oak Bluffs, close to Goodale’s pit, Island wildlife biologist Gus Ben David confirmed. It marks the third sighting in the last eight months.
September 25, 2019
Swimming Coyote Spotted Near the Elizabeth Islands
Early Wednesday afternoon, Ralph and Cynthia DeFelice saw and photographed a coyote swimming between two of the Elizabeth islands.
August 12, 2019
Deer Carcass Provides Further Proof of Coyote Presence on Martha's Vineyard
A disemboweled deer fawn carcass was found late last week near the Edgartown Water Company station at Wintucket, further confirming the presence of a coyote on Martha’s Vineyard.
May 15, 2019
Sighting of Eastern Coyote Confirmed on Martha's Vineyard
The Vineyard has had its second confirmed sighting of a live Eastern coyote — the first sighting in at least three years — Island wildlife biologist Gus Ben David 2nd said Wednesday.
February 5, 2015
How the Coyote Tried to Cross the Sound
The recent report of another coyote washing up on the Vineyard’s north shore prompts a few observations on the prospects of the coyote establishing a population here.
December 30, 2014
Coyote Washes Up on Lambert's Cove Beach
A dead coyote was found washed ashore early this week on Lambert's Cove Beach, the second coyote to wash up in that location this year. An Island naturalist said the coyote likely came from Naushon, which hosts a large population of coyotes, and drowned.
March 26, 2014
Coyote Concerns
As sorry as Mark Twain described coyotes in Roughing It may appear, there seems to be little sympathy for coyotes on Martha’s Vineyard.
March 23, 2014
Beachcombers Find Dead Coyote on Lambert's Cove Beach
A coyote washed up on Lambert's Cove Beach on Friday, reigniting theories about one or two living on the Island. But experts believe this coyote drifted over from the Elizabeth Islands.
August 4, 2011
If Only They Ate Skunks: Credible Coyote Sighting Worries Expert
Island farmers were alarmed this week to learn of the possible presence of a visitor from the mainland: a coyote.
