Coyote presence in East Alabama and their effect on public attitudes.
Jim Armstrong, Professor
Holly Jantz, Graduate Research Assistant,
Erica Santans, Graduate Research Assistant, and
Dalinda Dennis, Graduate Research Assistant
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Over the past few decades coyote populations have moved into and thrived in the Southeast US. Because of their incredible ability to adapt to new habitats and take advantage of various food sources, coyote populations have increased their range to areas that may have high human populations. The first half of this project includes monitoring the presence of coyotes in urban, suburban, and rural areas within the East Alabama project area. In addition to surveying the presence of coyotes, there will also be surveys of the human population of each of these areas to better understand their knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of the coyote. The combination of these two surveys, should give us a better idea of the relationship between these two populations and the effect they have on one another in this rapidly developing area. By looking at how the attitudes and beliefs on coyotes may change dependent on location and coyote presence, we hope contribute to the East Alabama Project’s predictions on developing areas.
