Urban coyotes thrive in Chicago, Illinois (USA) due to its sprawling suburbs littered with green spaces and abandoned lots, often connected by an extensive system of railway tracks that helps coyotes avoid detection and traffic. This coyote was captured via camera trap at an archery range in Lincoln Park, near downtown Chicago. The camera was placed with permission from the Chicago Parks District in partnership with the McGraw Wildlife Foundation and the Cook County Coyote Project led by Wildlife Biologist Dr. Stanley Gehrt.
Cities Gone Wild
Cities Gone Wild is an exploration of three savvy animals: black bears, coyotes and raccoons. Each of these urban carnivores are uniquely equipped to survive and even thrive in the human built landscape at a time when urbanization is decimating habitat for less adapted wildlife. I tracked these three carnivores in cities across the United States, to reveal how they are using our infrastructure and resources to carve out a unique place in society that might help them survive an uncertain future. Published in the July, 2022 issue of National Geographic Magazine
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