Why urban coyote sightings are on the rise

In the past century, coyotes have been on a tear across North America. They’ve become particularly well-adapted to living in cities, which puts them in closer proximity to humans than ever before. We follow a government ecologist as he tracks a semi-famous coyote across San Francisco’s green spaces, and find out what it takes to keep people and coyotes from warring with one another. Read more: https://bit.ly/2XgpEWw The study mapping coyote expansion: https://bit.ly/2XishqU A video about the study, made in collaboration with the researchers: https://bit.ly/2XlFSxy San Francisco Animal Care & Control’s guidelines for encountering coyotes: https://bit.ly/2xhbklU Janet Kessler’s blog: https://bit.ly/2JPY1M6 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl Like Verge Science on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2hoSukO Follow on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Kr29B9 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Subscribe to Verge on YouTube for explainers, product reviews, technology news, and more: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs