Urban Coyote Ecology and Management

Acknowledgments This project has been supported primarily by Cook County (Illinois) Animal Control, with special support from the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC). In particular, we would like to thank Dr. Dan Parmer for his support. Chris Anchor, FPDCC, has provided invaluable assistance with many aspects of the project. Rob Erickson was contracted to assist with coyote trapping. Many technicians and volunteers associated with the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation have contributed to radio-tracking and processing captured individuals. Paul Morey radio-tracked coyotes and conducted diet analyses. Justin Brown provided information on coyote predation on goose eggs. assisted with serology; and Dr. Tom Meehan and his staff performed fecal analyses. kindly provided external reviews that greatly improved the manuscript. Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all educational programs conducted by OSU Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race