Eastern Coyote: The Story of Its Success

by Gerry Parker

Studying and tracking the progress of the coyote, Gerry Parker has come to understand this remarkable animal and its controversial encounters with humans. In this fascinating book, Parker discusses the general human understanding of the coyote and the coyote's role in the eastern ecosystem.

Genres: Animals, Nature, Natural History, Nonfiction

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Fazzz14 · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the book's Foreword:
"Eastern Coyote: the story of its success" brings together available scientific information on the classification, life history, interspecific relationships, and management issues associated with this unique animal in new environments. The approach is empirical and unbiased, leaving the reader with the necessary information on which to base informed conclusion. [...] A comprehensive presentation and synthesis that should make this book a valuable reference for scientists, biologists, sportsmen, and casual naturalists."

Why I wrote this? Because that's exactly what the book does. No more, no less.
It is heavily based on info and scientific data so it is not a book for the casual reader, or a book that immerse you in Coyote's life. But at the same time it's all really well contextualized and presented in a way that makes sense. It is not one of those biology books written by an enthusiast in first person; it is a deeply informative read, with a scientific approach but really easy to understand, about everything known (and unknown) about Coyotes and Eastern Coyotes in particular.

[Bob Findlay · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read on a facinating,adaptable animal.

[Porterhorse · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a comprehensive and extremely well-written summary of what was known about the coyote up until 1995. It was delightfully easy to read - so rare in non-fiction these days.