The coyotes in New England picked up there wolf genes while migrating from the Midwest to New England over 100 yeas ago from wolves in Canada. There is no wolf population here for them to breed with since. That is not to say that an occasional wolf could disperse from Quebec, but we have no breeding population of wolves. That is why the coyotes were able to gain a foothold in the region. No canine competition. The whole coyote discussion is a fascinating one filled with misnomers and rumors, such as the "coy-dog" myth that was popular in the 1960's. Like it or not they are here to stay so we need to learn to live with them.
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