The Canid Project

30/09/2025

HELP PROTECT COYOTES & ARMADILLOS!
October 1st is almost here

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is proposing a ban on coyote and armadillo rehabilitation under the Wildlife Rehabilitation Program. This means that injured or sick animals would be denied even the basic chance to receive care, heal, and return to the wild.

If this ban passes countless animals will lose their only chance at recovery and release.
YOUR voice truly matters - together we can show that these lives are worth fighting for.

👉 Please send a simple email in opposition to the proposed ban using the contacts listed here:

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For more information on how to keep your pets and property safe and humanely deter foxes and coyotes please visit thecanidproject.com

Let’s stand together to ensure coyotes and armadillos are given the chance to heal, survive, and thrive.

Rehabilitation is a right, not a privilege.
We are counting on you and they are too.

21/09/2025

HELP PROTECT COYOTES!

Please sign before Sept 27th! and share this petition (link below) to urge LDWF to maintain and protect the right to rehabilitate coyotes under the Wildlife Rehabilitation program. We need your voice! Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)is proposing a ban on coyote rehabilitation (and armadillo rehab too).

Coyotes are a native canid to North America that have no protections in Louisiana. Coyotes can be hunted 365 days a year, 24-7 day and night, with no bag limits. They can also be sold live to inhumane fox and coyote “hunting preserves” (‘aka pens) to be constantly terrorized in pens by hounds until their death. It is unethical to deny them the basic right to be cared for when injured or sick.

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Oppose the Ban on Louisiana Coyote Rehabilitation!

19/09/2025

STOP INDISCRIMINATE COYOTE TRAPPING + KILLING IN NOLA!

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East in Orleans parish are indiscriminately trapping and euthanizing coyotes near the 7200 block of General Haig Street in Lakeview, just steps away from the New Orleans City Park. One coyote has been trapped and killed. More are still in place. *See below for how you can voice your disapproval to city officials*

This is an unjustified approach to the citizens’ concerns and largely irrational fears of urban coyotes seen recently. In reality, public education is the primary component of the best practices for managing human-coyote interactions.

Coyotes follow natural corridors to green spaces. Their presence is a sign of a healthy ecosystem - not a problem to "trap away." Lakeview is located between several natural wildlife corridors. It’s next to the 1300 acre New Orleans City Park, one of the largest urban parks in the U.S., which is bordered by Bayou St. John, a wildlife corridor to Lake Pontchartrain and the 25,000+ acre Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, as well as other National Wildlife Refuges and Wildlife Management Areas.

Trapping is not only inhumane, it’s short-sighted. Studies show that removing coyotes creates a vacuum that quickly fills with new, often younger and bolder coyotes, making the situation worse in the long-run. The better, long-term solution? Humane coexistence.
�Simple steps like:
- Securing trash and pet food
- Keeping pets indoors or supervised
- Using hazing techniques (loud noises, lights, etc.)..are proven to reduce conflict and keep coyotes naturally wary of humans. For more information on how to keep your pets and property safe and humanely deter foxes and coyotes please visit thecanidproject.com

Let The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, the Orleans Levee District Police Department, the NOLA Mayor and the Louisiana Governor know you’d like to see them pull the traps and instead adopt a humane and sustainable program to address their concerns with recent coyote sightings. See the contacts below:

NOLA Flood Protection Authority-East�Phone: 1-504-286-310 (tel:504-286-3100)0�Send Message at their website: https://www.floodauthority.org/general-questions-form/
page: https://www.facebook.com/FloodProtectionAuthority/

And also:

Orleans Levee District Police Station�1-504-283-9800

New Orleans Mayor: LaToya Cantrell (504)658-4900
Louisiana Governor Landry: (225)342-0991 or (844)860-1413

Link to the article on the trapping and euthanizing of coyotes in Lakeview:
https://www.fox8live.com/2025/09/18/coyote-spotted-lakeview-trapped-euthanized-after-reports-concerned-residents/

04/09/2025

In cities across America, it’s become increasingly common to see coyotes in parks, golf courses and other green spaces. John Yang speaks with New York Times reporter and photographer Loren Elliott and urban ecologist Christopher Schell to learn more.

27/08/2025

Coexistence: Backed by Science, Rooted in Compassion

Coexistence isn’t just a dream, it’s proven by science.

A new study compared states that allow wolf hunting with those that don’t. The results were striking: killing a single wolf protects only about 7% of one cow, meaning roughly 14 wolves would need to be killed to save a single cow. Hunting also didn’t reduce the need for government removals of problem wolves. In other words, lethal control doesn’t lessen conflict, it simply adds cruelty without results.

As one researcher put it, “We’ve often just fallen under this assumption that if wolves are the problem and we kill some of them, the problem isn’t as bad… It does reduce predation a little bit, but not really what we hoped for.”

Science shows us what we’ve long believed: killing is not the answer. Wolves are essential to healthy ecosystems, shaping landscapes and keeping natural balances intact. Nonlethal tools like range riders, guardian dogs, and improved fencing offer real solutions, protecting both livestock and wildlife.

This isn’t just data. It’s a vision for Wyoming. A Wyoming where wolves are seen not as enemies, but as wild kin. Where we protect livelihoods with intelligence and compassion, not outdated, ineffective violence.

We deserve a humane Wyoming... one where coexistence leads the way.

17/08/2025

City of Mississauga (Ontario, Canada) doing it the humane and right way.

The coyote will be taken to a licensed wildlife rehab centre for treatment. After he heals, he will be released back into the wild within 1 km (.6 miles) of where he was found, following the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.

He will be returned to his territory! Which is a very important factor, esp if he/she is the breeding male/female. There he will be able to continue life with his mate and family, suppressing the pups reproduction, maintaining his territory and keeping younger transient coyotes out - who are more apt to cause human-wildlife conflict.

Coyotes are vital for a healthy ecosystem espe ally in human-dominated areas where population of rodents can explode without predators, potentially causing the spread of disease.

Please sign our petition to oppose the ban on coyote rehabilitation in Louisiana:
📄 Petition: https://www.change.org/p/oppose-the-ban-on-louisiana-coyote-rehabilitation

📧 Email Contacts(they are listed in this post):
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/175q8cZUg7/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Animal Services got a call about a seriously injured coyote behind Hazel McCallion Sr. Public School.

Since the coyote couldn't move well, the officers were able to rescue it safely. They found that the coyote had a serious injury to its back leg and was having trouble moving. The coyote will be taken to a licensed wildlife rehab centre for treatment. After it heals, it will be released back into the wild within 1 km of where it was found, following the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.

If you see an injured animal, please call Animal Services at 905-896-5858.

15/08/2025

13/08/2025

Please see and share our update post on the coyote rehabilitation ban and what you can do to help!

Song Dog Watch Geaux Wild Rehab Humane World for Animals Wildlife Project Coyote Humane Society of Louisiana Coyote Center for Carnivore Ecology and Coexistence Save Coyotes Now

Thank you for signing our petition regarding Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ intention to ban the rehabilitation of coyotes and armadillos! We are close to 500 signatures, so please share so we can reach our goal of 2000! A couple of reasons we were given by LDWF as to why they wan...

12/08/2025

Please sign and share this petition to urge LDWF to maintain and protect the right to rehabilitate coyotes under the Wildlife Rehabilitation program. We need your voice! Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)is proposing a ban on coyote rehabilitation (and armadillo rehab too).

Coyotes are a native canid to North America that have no protections in Louisiana. Coyotes can be hunted 365 days a year, 24-7 day and night, with no bag limits. They can also be sold live to inhumane fox and coyote “hunting preserves” (‘aka pens) to be constantly terrorized in pens by hounds until their death. It is unethical to deny them the basic right to be cared for when injured or sick.

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Oppose the Ban on Louisiana Coyote Rehabilitation!

12/08/2025

This is how we ought to respond to our wildlife in need.

09/08/2025

Excellent work by Alabama’s Springville Police Department.

09/08/2025

You wouldn't initially think it, but New York wildlife is far more exotic than just humdrum pigeons and park squirrels.

We've seen superstar owl kings get their own exhibits at The New-York Historical Society, flashy Mandarin ducks inspire Bette Midler-penned kids' books and actual seahorses bobbing around the Hudson River. And now we can add two more unexpected creatures that have captured local hearts: the Central Park coyotes.

Read more: https://timeoutnewyork.visitlink.me/zCfTnK