. Distribution of mammals in Colorado. Mammals. 256 MONOGRAPH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NO. 3 trol contains information on the coyote in Colorado. The study by Young (1951) sum- marized literature to that time. Robinson (1961) discussed effects of control programs on non-target species. Presnall and Wood (1953) noted predation by coyotes on upland game birds. According to unpublished data furnished by the Division of Game, Fish and Parks, em- ployees of the Branch of Predator and Rodent Control of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service killed 7703 coyotes in Colorado during 1962. That figure is b
. Distribution of mammals in Colorado. Mammals. 256 MONOGRAPH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NO. 3 trol contains information on the coyote in Colorado. The study by Young (1951) sum- marized literature to that time. Robinson (1961) discussed effects of control programs on non-target species. Presnall and Wood (1953) noted predation by coyotes on upland game birds. According to unpublished data furnished by the Division of Game, Fish and Parks, em- ployees of the Branch of Predator and Rodent Control of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service killed 7703 coyotes in Colorado during 1962. That figure is based on actual counts and is doubtless unrealistic, inasmuch as only 337 animals ( per cent of the total) were re- ported as poisoned (recovery of poisoned predators is low). In an era of ecological management of natural resources, programs aimed at eradication of predators are ana- chronistic at best. Considering the important role of coyotes in maintaining healthy popu- lations of herbivores, management of coyotes as a renewable resource is a more realistic approach. Few persons who are familiar with the coyote in the wild would be in favor of the extirpation of the species. Coues and Yarrow (1875:45) aptly expressed the fascination of the coyote: "Practically, the Coyote is a nuisance; theoretically, he compels a certain degree of admiration, viewing his irrepressi- ble positivity of character and his versatile nature. . The main object of his life seems to be the satisfying of a hunger . . and to this aim all his cunning, intelligence, and audacity are mainly ; The subspecies of C. latrans were revised by Jackson (1951); that revision generally is followed herein. Canis latrans latrans Say Canis latrans Say, in James, Account of an expe- dition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains . . , 1:168, 1823; type locality, Engineer Cantonment [approximately 2 mi. E Fort Calhoun, Washington Co.], Nebraska. Distribution in Colorado.—Plains of east- ern two-fi
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