Coyote Wise

If you are a town/village official or are closely involved with a preserve, land trust, park, school, or residential facility, please reach out to the Wolf Conservation Center’s Wildlife Outreach Specialist Dana Goin (she/her) at dana@nywolf.org expressing your interest in becoming a Coyote Wise Community.

If you are an individual seeking to personally learn more about eastern coyotes and coexistence, please visit our Eastern Coyote page and/or watch our recorded program on the History and Ecology of Eastern Coyotes. You are also welcome to reach out to your local library, nature center, or town board to pursue scheduling a live program for your community.

Being Coyote Wise empowers community members to feel safe recreating outdoors while sharing the landscape with its natural inhabitants. It is a commitment to be proactive in mitigating human-coyote conflict, ultimately improving coexistence. It is also a way to reduce lethal removal of coyotes. Click here to see why lethal removal is ineffective.

Additional key benefits that Coyote Wise communities will receive include:

• A Coyote Wise workshop (virtual or in-person within reasonable driving distance from Westchester County, NY)
• Quarterly emails with coyote news, coexistence tips, seasonal updates, and more
• Access to refresher courses and additional training
• Follow-ups and advice for reported coyote encounters

The process is completely free! All that is required is the time to attend a workshop (which can be scheduled virtually or in-person within reasonable driving distance from Westchester County, NY) and the continued commitment to employ our Coyote Wise coexistence methods.