Coyote Watch Canada Blog

Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute: March 21 Feature

Posted Mar 20th, 2026

As part of our Celebrating Coyotes Week tribute, we share how one encounter can open the door to nature literacy. In “Something Greater,” Robert Hoare reflects on how meeting a coyote led to months of observation, creativity, and respect. This blend of music, visual storytelling, and the striking Eastern coyote photo of “One Paw” moves us into nature without boundaries and invites us to see the wild with curiosity, humility, and wonder.

Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute: March 20th Feature

Posted Mar 20th, 2026

"Running To Love" is an original acrylic painting on wood panel (24" x 34") by gifted artist Elizabeth Starr, whose work beautifully reflects the energy, devotion, and strong family bonds of coyotes. Through this piece, Starr brings together strength and tenderness, offering a powerful reminder that wildlife families live deeply connected lives filled with protection, companionship, and trust.

Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute: March 19th Feature

Posted Mar 19th, 2026

"Look into my eyes and remember: Wildness was never the opposite of you, only a different way of belonging. Walk gently. We are neighbors. We always were." Excerpt from "My name is Coyote" by Mark Lukas

Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute: March 18 Feature

Posted Mar 18th, 2026

Today's installation brings together a photograph, personal account, and poem by Kim Schizas that highlight the realities of living alongside coyotes. From family bonds to navigating human-altered landscapes, these reflections remind us that coexistence is built on understanding, respect, and awareness.

Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute: March 17th Feature

Posted Mar 17th, 2026

Like a sentinel, the other sat observing the people and dogs walking by, ensuring that trouble wasn’t approaching. Nobody else noticed them. I could only see them because I watched them walk to that spot. Later that year, they moved from the park and I still think of them frequently. Excerpt from "Sentinels of the Urban Wild" a reflection by longtime Volunteer.

Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute Installations

Posted Mar 13th, 2026

Tribute Installation — Celebrating Coyotes Week As part of our Celebrating Coyotes Week and National Coyote Day Tribute series, we are honoured to share a special artistic installation featuring a gifted acrylic painting titled "Still Flying" by Dr. Shelley Alexander, to accompany the personal story written by author Janice Rider "City Coyote". This kickoff day brings together art, story, and lived experience reminding us that understanding wildlife is not only about science, but also about...

Voices for Canid Coexistence: Celebrating Coyotes Week

Posted Mar 11th, 2026 in Blog

Join us for Celebrating Coyotes Week, March 16–22, 2026, as we count down to National Coyote Day on March 23rd, a time to learn, share stories, and celebrate the vital role coyotes play in the natural world we all share.

Statement Regarding the Use of Snowmobiles in Cruel Maiming and Killing of Coyotes Near Lanigan Saskatchewan

Posted Jan 18th, 2026 in Blog

Coyote Watch Canada is deeply concerned by reports from early January 2026 that four coyotes were deliberately pursued and struck by snowmobiles east of Lanigan, Saskatchewan. Conservation officers have confirmed that the animals were intentionally targeted, with two found alive but suffering severe injuries and subsequently euthanized to prevent further suffering. Chasing down and hitting terrorized coyotes with snowmobiles are acts of disturbing and heinous brutality.

Bunny’s World: A Coyote’s Life Among Roads, Dogs, and Human Misperceptions

Posted Jan 2nd, 2026

Coyotes are remarkably expressive. We simply need to learn how to understand what they are communicating. Coyotes often signal “keep your distance,” not to threaten, but to create space and avoid conflict. Their wide-open gape is frequently mistaken for a yawn or aggression by those unfamiliar with canid communication. In reality, a coyote’s large mouth gape, often paired with an arched back, is a clear message to other canids including dogs and other coyotes that they want space, peace, and...

ACTION ALERT: Ontario's Bloodsport Dog Train and Trial Pens Expanded - Tell Ford to End the Pens

Posted Dec 18th, 2025

This time of year, many wild coyotes and foxes are preparing to leave their families and start lives of their own. But for countless captive coyotes, foxes, and rabbits in Ontario, freedom isn’t an option. Right now, somewhere in Ontario, a terrified captive animal is running for their life - chased by packs of dogs inside fenced enclosures known as “train and trial pens.” These pens are sites of extreme cruelty and suffering.

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A truly phenomenal presentation put on today in the Canid Response Training workshop from some of the wonderful and dedicated members of Coyote Watch Canada - Lesley Sampson, Becky Rothwell and special guest Dr. Shelley Alexander, in association with WRSOS, of which I am so grateful to be a part. With all the information I've gained from this excellent training program, I have come away feeling better informed, empowered, and enlightened on the struggles that our indigenous canid species experience in our country, and the methods and steps that need to occur in order to change the perception and misconceptions of these marvellous animals.
Alyssa Vibert, Environmental Scientist at Action Land & Environmental Services Ltd.