A study of more than 700 coyote scat samples in San Francisco found that the wild canines are scavenging human food — tons of it. Chicken was the animals’ top food source, found in three-quarters of ...

As their traditional dining options dwindle and natural areas give way to restaurants, homes and sidewalks, the coyotes of ...

“Chicken is a really big diet item; we found it in 72% of the scat samples analyzed in the study.” However, a natural prey source, pocket gophers, comprised the next most popular food source, found in ...

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.

After chicken was a natural coyote prey source — pocket gophers — present in about 57 percent of the 707 total scat samples, followed by human-sourced pigs, at 35 percent, and naturally ...

or chicken found in pet food. The research also showed that coyotes in more urbanized parts of the city, such as Telegraph Hill near Coit Tower or Bernal Hill, ate more human-sourced food than ...

The breakdown of human food consumed by coyotes included 509 detections of chicken and 250 detections of pig, followed by 32 detections of cattle and 15 detections of salmon and other fish.

or chicken found in pet food. The research also showed that coyotes in more urbanized parts of the city, such as Telegraph Hill near Coit Tower or Bernal Hill, ate more human-sourced food than ...