COYOTE (Canis Latrans)
[Near the Van Cortlandt Park Playground]
On February 8, 1995 a 29-pound female Coyote wandered onto the Major Deegan Expressway in Van Cortlandt Park. This was the first confirmed coyote sighting in New York City since 1946. Due to the virtual extinction of the Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) in Eastern North America, the Western Coyote extended its range to areas north and west of New York City.
City of New York Parks & Recreation
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