You might have seen a small, dog-like creature around your home and wondered if it was a stray, a fox— or even, in some cases, a wolf.

The average litter size is 5 to 7 pups, although up to 13 in a litter has been reported. Coyote dens are found in steep banks, rock crevices, sinkholes, and underbrush, as well as in open areas.

They determine what size territory they want to have ... “Any time we deal with an encounter with a coyote, we control the speed at which things move, and we control the distance.” ...