The tracks of an eastern coyote show its path along the bank of the White River in West Hartford, Vt., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Eastern coyotes are larger than their western cousins due to interbreeding with eastern wolves before arriving in Vermont in the 1940s. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
The tracks of an eastern coyote show its path along the bank of the White River in West Hartford, Vt., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Eastern coyotes are larger than their western cousins due to interbreeding with eastern wolves before arriving in Vermont in the 1940s. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News photographs — James M. Patterson