Welcome to my web site, Eastern Coyote (Coywolf) Research (ECR), created July 2007. My previous web site located on the Boston College web site (Jonathan Way’s Eastern Coyote Homepage - http://www2.bc.edu/~wayjo/), is now outdated, partly because of my difficulty accessing files from my old college. I have created this new site to replace my old web page in order to keep you informed about our coyote/coywolf research. In addition, I have added an on-line store to this web page, something I cannot legally do on a university website like my previous one at Boston College.

In addition, the focus of this webpage will center on and after the publication of my book Suburban Howls, as my old web site has much of the information contained in the formative years of my research. As of 5 October 2009 I am transitioning to calling these canids Coywolves, a more appropriate name given their mixed genetic (hybrid) ancestry with red or eastern wolves (Canis rufus now called Canis lycaon). However, to avoid confusion I will continue to use both names but it is important to note that Coywolf is really the more appropriate name than Eastern Coyote.

Note: This website appears better (spacing, font) in Internet Explorer than in other internet programs (like Mozilla Firefox).

Mission of ECR

The mission of Eastern Coyote (Coywolf) Research is to promote the appreciation and acceptance of the eastern coyote (coywolf) throughout its range through sound science and public education.

Contact information

Like most people I am very busy, having many projects and on-going activities such as writing and conducting my research. Thus, I simply do not have the capacity to help students with reports (although this is a very important topic) or to answer your every question about coyotes/coyowolves. The reason why I have written the book and made this web-page is to provide a factual resource for you to obtain accurate information on my favorite animal to use accordingly. I will leave the web-blogs and personal opinions (although I certainly do have my own opinions, especially about coyote (coywolf) management) to other folks to discuss.

So, I leave a new email for you to contact me regarding Coywolves, our remarkably and still evolving species: easterncoyoteresearch@yahoo.com