🍂 Happy Fall 🍂

In this issue:

• We are so excited to share beautiful new coyote project art created by Tim Ballard.
• Seasonal Notes: Reports to our project increase as leaves fall—we share some tips for keeping teen coyotes on the right track.
• Changes to the project are coming—please share your feedback to help guide the future of the project.

New Artwork!

We are SO excited to share this beautiful new artwork created by Tim Ballard for our project. You can purchase this design as a waterproof sticker from the shop on our support page; help build awareness that #coyoteslivehere.

Proceeds from sticker sales support our ongoing efforts to understand how people and coyotes interact and to help the community learn about our coyote neighbors.

Coming Soon

We are working on a limited run of aluminum yard signs using this awesome new art. The signs will be roughly nine inches tall and will include the new design and our three major tips for living well with coyotes: remove food sources, supervise pets, and scare off bold coyotes. If you are interested in a sign for your yard, fence, wall, or whatever else you please, let us know. We will give anyone who expresses interest early access to purchasing. Signs will be limited, but we may be able to order more if demand is high. We would love to see signs promoting evidence-based coyote coexistence practices in yards across Portland (and beyond)!

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to Tim Ballard for the incredible design and the EZRA Foundation for fiscal sponsorship.

Seasonal Notes

Fall

Our coyote observation reports follow a distinct seasonal pattern. While conflict can be high during pupping season, when coyotes are most territorial and protective, most sightings occur during the fall and winter months

We think that more sightings are reported in winter because of visibility—less tree cover means less ability to hide or blend in quickly. Young coyotes are also starting to venture out on their own, which means they are still figuring out their routines and how to interact with the world around them.

Fall is a great time to make sure you are helping adolescent coyotes develop safe habits by keeping compost, fallen fruit, and other tempting treats away from areas frequented by people. Coyotes, people, and pets are safest if coyotes keep their distance.

Total Coyote Observation Reports by Season (2016-2023)

What Do YOU Value About the Coyote Project?

Our project is run by a small team of researchers and community members who are passionate about understanding how humans and coyotes interact and providing evidence-based information about living with coyotes. We want to make sure our project stays sustainable and useful, so we want to hear from YOU. Please complete the one-question survey below to share how you use our project. Your answers will help us prioritize what is important to you in the coming year. Thank you!

Thank you for your support!

This project is mostly run in the little bits of time we can snag on the edges of our other responsibilities; your support substantially increases our capacity to continue our work.

You can always help support our mission—to understand human-coyote interactions and provide evidence-based information about living with coyotes to our community—by making a tax-deductible donation to our project through our Portland State University Foundation account. You can also support us by purchasing a lovely new sticker in our shop—all proceeds go directly toward our mission thanks to fiscal sponsorship from the EZRA Foundation. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Want more in-depth info about coyotes?

On our website, you will find our updated tutorial, fact sheets, videos, and more.

Have a wonderful fall!

—Zuriel van Belle