There are 3 exciting developments within this organization:
1) In an effort to increase access, Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research has made the following e-books Open Access which ensures that anyone in the world can read these books for free:
The Trip of a Lifetime and Northeastern U.S. National Parks
All that is asked, as is explained in both of the books, is that you donate to Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research if you enjoyed the read(s). That will help facilitate the production of more books like this one. Enjoy!
2) In additionally exciting news, the founder of Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research, Jonathan (Jon) Way, is finishing another major e-book, Coywolf, which will soon be available on this website. That book will be nearly 300 pages, will include hundreds of pictures, and will discuss eastern coyote ecology, genetics, management, and politics. It details at length how this animal came about as a hybrid creature and its ecology and behavior in the wild. The book is the culmination of years of work. It has evolved to include politics because it’s important to understand the regressive policies that dominate predator management and the negative consequences many biologists face when they try to accurately portray predators in the context of wildlife management.
3) Lastly, in a 3rd major initiative after the publication of the 2 e-books as Open Access, and the finishing of Coywolf – a major treatise on the eastern coyote, Jon plans on soon writing another e-book, this one based on his trip to Yellowstone National Park over the recent holiday season. It is going to be a picture-oriented e-book called Christmas in Yellowstone! More soon on both of these endeavors.
About Jonathan Way
Jonathan (Jon) Way has a B.S. (UMass Amherst), M.S. (UConn Storrs), and doctorate (Boston College) related to the study of eastern coyotes/coywolves. He is the author of the following books: 1) Suburban Howls, an account of his experiences studying eastern coyotes in Massachusetts; 2) My Yellowstone Experience, which details - in full color - the spectacular wildlife, scenery, and hydrothermal features that can be found in the world's first national park; 3) Northeastern U.S. National Parks: What Is and What Could Be makes the case to expand the National Park System in the Northeast by adding 3 new national parks that are 44,000 acres or bigger; 4) The Trip of a Lifetime: A Pictorial Diary of My Journey Out West consists of 560 pages and nearly 1,000 pictures of a 3.5 week trip out west in 2019, showcasing most of the large mammals found in North America; 5) Coywolf: Eastern Coyote Genetics, Ecology, Management, and Politics is a 280 page pictorial treatise of his over 20 years studying this creature; 6) Christmas in Yellowstone is a 200+ page, 259 picture book based on his 9 day trip to the park during the 2020 holiday season; 7) Mud, I mean April, in Yellowstone, which is a 330 page, 430 picture look at the park during the mud season when nature transitions from winter to spring; 8) Yellowstone Wildlife during Summer, which was a major project showing over 650 pictures of the park's amazing wildlife in over a decade of summers spent in the park; 9) A Yellowstone Summer with the Junction Butte Wolf Pack, which details, in 510 pictures, the life and times of a famous wolf pack followed during the summer by adoring fans; 10) Yellowstone in Winter: The Recovering Wolves of the Northern Range, which details, in over 450 pictures, the wildlife of Yellowstone, particular wolves and their prey, during the depths of winter; 11) Backpacking the Iconic Pemigewasset Wilderness, which describes my 3 day, 35 mile journey into the heart of the White Mountains, New Hampshire; and 12) A Beary Special April in Yellowstone, which details his week and a half long encounter with a wild grizzly bear. Jon founded and runs his organization, Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research, where his goal is to conduct long-term ecological and behavioral research on eastern coyotes. He also supplements his research with regular trips to Yellowstone National Park and other national parks.
