Please click on any of the underlined citations to view a link to the following articles. Most of the articles are PDF links so you will need Adobe Reader (free on internet: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html). Some of the dates are out of order because some journals are behind on publishing, but the top-most publications indicates the most recent publication appearing (or getting accepted) in a journal. The majority of articles below are scientific (peer-reviewed); however, I do include some popular articles from magazines.
Way, J. G. 2012. Love wolves and hate coyotes? A conundrum for canid enthusiasts. International Wolf 22(4, winter): 8-11. A popular (not peer reviewed) article summarizing my (and others) feelings on why society treats wolves so much differently than coyotes.
Way, J.G., and J.T. Bruskotter. 2012. Additional Considerations for Gray Wolf Management after their Removal from Endangered Species Act Protections. Journal of Wildlife Management. 76(3): 457-461. Note: this is my first publication with this respected scientific journal, as well as my first on the coywolf’s large cousin, Canis lupus. The theme of the article is very similar to the opinions that are expressed on the Management Recommendations section of this webpage.
Way, J.G. 2012. Seasonal and Study Site variation in Box-trapping Eastern Coyotes. Canid News. 15.2: 1-5. URL: http://canids.org/canidnews/15/Box-trapping_eastern_coyotes.pdf. Note: this is my 2nd scientific paper on box trapping “coyotes” despite the fact that people still say it can’t be done!
Way, J.G. 2010. Double-litters in Coywolf (Canis latrans x lycaon) Packs Following the Death or Disappearance of a Resident Territorial Male. Canadian Field Naturalist 124(3): 256-257. The utility of allowing people to kill coyotes and coywolves is becoming increasingly questioned. This paper piggie-backs on the “Pack Density Doubling after Death of a Male” paper to show that it isn’t so simple as to kill coyotes/coywolves and reduce their populations. In fact, I am convinced that leaving coyotes and coywolves alone will eventually allow them to settle into a lower density, more stable population composed of older animals that cause fewer problems with people and have large territories that they keep other coyotes/coywolves out of. Hopefully, one day state fish and game departments will recognized this and will appropriately revise their hunting regulations to better protect predators by not allowing people to needlessly kill social, intelligent animals essentially for fun.
Way, J.G., and B. Timm. 2011. Record Pack-density of Eastern Coyotes/Coywolves (Canis latrans x lycaon). American Midland Naturalist 165(1):201-203. Note: This is my first publication with this long-standing journal. It documents a pack living at a very high density in an urban area.
Way, J. G., B. C. Timm, and E. G. Strauss. 2009. Coywolf (Canis latrans x lycaon) Pack Density Doubles Following the Death of a Resident Territorial Male. Canadian Field Naturalist 123(3): 199-205. Note: this is a major finding. This paper scientifically documents the killing of a breeding male Coywolf and the subsequent increase in density from his original territory. Many people don’t believe the claim that killing coyotes/coywolves can increase a local population but life isn’t so simple as kill one and reduce the population.
Way, J. G. 2009. Standing-Over in captive Coywolves (Canis latrans x lycaon). Canadian Field Naturalist 123(3): 262-264. This paper illustrates another advantage of captive studies; you just don’t see this type of behavior in the wild, and if so, it is very uncommon. Previously, only Dr. Dave Mech has quantified this behavior with Gray Wolves in the High Arctic.
Way, J. G. 2009. Observations of Coywolves, Canis latrans x lycaon, Crossing Bridges and Using Human Structures on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Canadian Field-Naturalist 123(3): 206-209. This paper provides important documentation of this canid’s use of human structures.
Way, J.G. 2009. Incidental captures of American Crows in coyote-sized box traps. Journal of Field Ornithology 80(4): 433-437. Coywolves are not the only creatures that like bait! Crows are supposed to be very difficult to catch but I have captured over 150 in box traps.
Way, J. G., and R. D. Cabral. 2009. Effects of Hierarchy Rank on Caching Frequency in a Captive Coywolf (Eastern Coyote), Canis latrans x lycaon, Pack. Canadian Field Naturalist 123(2): 173-175. The importance of captive studies is illustrated here as this finding would be nearly impossible to document in the wild.
Connare, C. 2010 (Fall). Pack Mentality: Can we live peacefully with coywolves among us?. UMass Amherst Magazine 5(1): 35-38. http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9db7ca7c#/9db7ca7c/37. A nice article on my work from my alma mater about my attempt to make this research a long-term study.
McBride, B. 2009. Book Review – Suburban Howls: Tracking the Eastern Coyote in Massachusetts. Canadian Field Naturalist 123: 83. A nice review of my book, Suburban Howls.
Way, J.G., L. Rutledge, T. Wheeldon, B.N. White. 2010. Genetic characterization of Eastern “Coyotes” in eastern Massachusetts. Northeastern Naturalist. 17(2): 189-204. Here is the published version of our paper which recommends that the Eastern Coyote now be called Coywolves due to their mixed heritage from Coyotes and Red/Eastern Wolves. I believe it is not appropriate to call them Coyotes because at least 1/3 of their background is from wolves, and 2/3 of their background does not seem to derive from Western Coyotes (> 1/3 of mtDNA haplotypes relates to Coyotes but is only found in Eastern Wolves and Coywolves, not Western Coyotes).
Way, J. G., and B. C. Timm. 2008. Nomadic Behavior of an Old and Formerly Territorial Eastern Coyote, Canis latrans. Canadian Field-Naturalist 122(4): 316-322. This scientific peer-reviewed paper shows the importance of individuals. Wildlife agencies unfortunately focus on populations, but obviously individuals form the core of populations and some individuals are particularly important to a system (and to people that watch them).
Glowa, J., W. L. Pepperman, C. L. Schadler, J. Butera, and J. G. Way. 2009. Petition submitted to protect wolves and allow wolf recovery in the northeast. Submitted to U.S. Department of Interior on 31 January 2009. 17 pages. This paper seeks to give the eastern coyote or coywolf more legal protection since people who shoot and kill a full-bodied wolf (gray or eastern) literally get a slap on the wrist when they say, “I thought I was killing a coyote.” They are really committing a crime when they kill a wolf. Update 19 June 2010. We finally have news: the service rejected our request (what a surprise) to list the Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Unit in the Northeast but 2 things remain possible: (1) we can finally appeal the finding and a judge is more likely to meet our demands than state and federal wildlife agencies, and (2) there still is a chance to list the Coywolf (still called Coyotes by the service) under the Endangered Species Act to better protect Wolves naturally returning to the Northeast. Read letter here.
Way, J.G. 2009. How does a curriculum intervention that anchors instruction to the study of urban coyote behavior affect student learning? Electronic Journal of Science Education 13(1): 1-31. http://ejse.southwestern.edu/article/viewFile/7784/5551. This paper shows some of the ways that you can utilize local wildlife species to educate students.
Way, J. G., T. Higginbotham, D-L. Szumylo, and E. G. Strauss. 2009. Factors affecting eastern coyote activity levels in captivity. Canid News 12.4: 1-11. URL: http://www.canids.org/canidnews/12/Captive_coyote_activity_levels.pdf. Note: this is another publication related to the captive eastern coyote study that I did. This type of paper is just about impossible to do on wild coyotes.
Way, J. G. 2009. Assessing White-tailed Deer Abundance in the Town of Barnstable, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Eastern Coyote Research Publications 1: 1-11. URL: http://easterncoyoteresearch.com/downloads/DeerAbundanceTownBarnstableJWay.pdf. This paper details how deer are much less abundant on the mid-Cape than in most places on the East Coast. As I have said before, I honestly see more wolves in Yellowstone in the 1 week a year (on average) that I visit the park compared to an entire year looking for deer (and of course coywolves) on Cape Cod where I am frequently active at dawn/dusk and at night.
Way, J.G. 2007. Letter on Proposed Coyote Management in Massachusetts. Eastern Coyote Research Publications 3: 1-4. URL: http://easterncoyoteresearch.com/downloads/CoyoteManagementLetterToState2007ShortVersion.pdf. Note: This is my official letter voicing my strong disagreement with increasing the “coyote” hunting season back in 2007. My caution was ignored and the minority of hunters that hunt coyotes won – perhaps not surprisingly as many people (including myself) thought the public meetings were just for show. That is, even if 80% were against the extension, it was going to happen anyway. I hope a ballot initiative down the road changes this.
Way, J.G. 2006. Creating a Wildlife Watching Area in the town of Barnstable. Eastern Coyote Research Publications 2: 1-18. URL: http://easterncoyoteresearch.com/downloads/BarnstableCoyoteDeerMgmt.pdf. Note: This is a paper detailing my push for a wildlife watching area on Cape Cod, similar to our many national parks out west. The letter has been ignored or denied by Mass Wildlife and the Town of Barnstable.
Way, J. G. 2007. Social and Play Behavior in a Wild Eastern Coyote, Canis latrans, pack. Canadian Field-Naturalist 121(4): 397-401. Note: this paper scientifically details the playful, sentient side of eastern coyotes.
Way, J. G. 2007. Movements of Transient Coyotes, Canis latrans, in Urbanized Eastern Massachusetts. Canadian Field-Naturalist 121(4): 364-369. This paper shows how transients move long distances, even in urbanized locales.
Way, J. G. 2008. Eastern Coyote: Coyote, Wolf, or Hybrid? International Wolf 18(3): 7-10. Note: this publication is from the International Wolf Center (www.wolf.org) which is an educational center in Ely, Minnesota. My dream and goal is to create an Eastern Coyote Discovery Center on Cape Cod which mimics the wolf center’s format. You can also view the article from their online magazine here.
Way, J. G. 2007. Suburban Howls: Tracking the Eastern Coyote in Urban Massachusetts. Dog Ear Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 338 pages. Buy here:
Russo, C. 2008. The eastern coyote: One man’s life work. Wildlife Conservation. 111(1): 52-53. Please note: this article is a non-peer reviewed, non-scientific article. Rather it is a popular article on my research and appeared in this internationally known wildlife magazine!
Way, J. G. 2005. Assessing student learning and interest in eastern coyotes. Dissertation, Boston College. 285 pages.
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Body of Dissertation (285 pages)
Way, J. G. 2002. Radio-collared coyote crosses Cape Cod Canal. Northeast Wildlife 57: 63-65.
Way, J. G. 2001. The eastern coyote: documenting the habits of one of Cape Cod’s newest residents. Conservation Perspectives, the online journal of the New England Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology. http://www.nescb.org/epublications/spring2001/coyotes.html. This article is not currently available online so I scanned the article into a color pdf (click here)
