Lesley Sampson's guest appearances

Lesley Sampson

Animal Voices

to know the land

Doug Tallamy

Rosemary Mosco

Doug Elliott

Sarah Abbott

Heather Wilson

Ian Rowan

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Sabrina Scott

Mike J

Tom Wessels

Nicole Vosper

Susan Hargreaves

Jean Kim

Anastasia Yarbrough

Claudia Serrato

OwlTail

Coyotes have expanded their range in the last century more so than any other mammal on the continent, and is still going. Highly adaptive, intelligent, “wily”, and resilient, Coyote is not going to stop just because our human made landscapes get in the way. In fact, Coyotes make the way for themselves within our constructed spaces, finding edges and cracks and turning them into home. But how do we c0-exist with an animal that so many have feared, hunted and sought to destroy for so long? How can we share the urban environment with a predator? When animals re-occupy the urban in novel ways, or ways that humans didn’t intend, how do we make space for that? Lesley Sampson of Coyote Watch Canada, and animal geographer Lauren Van Patter take the time to share some of their experiences with Coyotes in urban environments, and share about how they are looking to help communities learn how to coexist with these wonderful animals. Coyote Watch Canada Lauren Van Patter’s website Advancing best practices for aversion conditioning (humane hazing) to mitigate human–coyote conflicts in urban areas - Lesley and Lauren’s paper from Human-Wildlife Interactions journal "How coyotes and humans can learn to coexist in cities" ,  article by Lauren and Lesley featured at theconversation.com The Anthropocene’s animal? Coywolves as feral cotravelers by Stephanie Rutherford *Coyote image by Joanne Merner c/o Coyote Watch Canada

Coyotes have expanded their range in the last century more so than any other mammal on the continent, and is still going. Highly adaptive, intelligent, “wily”, and resilient, Coyote is not going to stop just because our human made landscapes get in the way. In fact, Coyotes make the way for themselves within our constructed spaces, finding edges and cracks and turning them into home. But how do we c0-exist with an animal that so many have feared, hunted and sought to destroy for so long? How can we share the urban environment with a predator? When animals re-occupy the urban in novel ways, or ways that humans didn’t intend, how do we make space for that? Lesley Sampson of <a href="https://www.coyotewatchcanada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coyote Watch Canada</a>, and animal geographer <a href="https://levanpatter.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lauren Van Patter</a> take the time to share some of their experiences with Coyotes in urban environments, and share about how they are looking to help communities learn how to coexist with these wonderful animals. <a href="https://www.coyotewatchcanada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coyote Watch Canada</a> <a href="https://levanpatter.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lauren Van Patter’s website</a> <a href="https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1625&amp;context=hwi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advancing best practices for aversion conditioning (humane hazing) to mitigate human–coyote conflicts in urban areas - Lesley and Lauren’s paper from Human-Wildlife Interactions journal</a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-coyotes-and-humhttps://theconversation.com/how-coyotes-and-humans-can-learn-to-coexist-in-cities-147738" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"How coyotes and humans can learn to coexist in cities" ,  article by Lauren and Lesley featured at theconversation.com</a> <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Rutherford2/publication/323857677_The_Anthropocene's_animal_Coywolves_as_feral_cotravelers/links/5b7acd574585151fd1229144/The-Anthropocenes-animal-Coywolves-as-feral-cotravelers.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Anthropocene’s animal? Coywolves as feral cotravelers by Stephanie Rutherford</a> *Coyote image by Joanne Merner c/o Coyote Watch Canada

Episode 143 - Lesley Sampson and Lauren Van Patter on Co-existing With Urban Coyotes

Despite the close relation between domesticated dogs and coyotes, there is a stark difference in the way that humans treat individuals of each species. While the former are beloved members of many human families, the latter are much maligned and vilified. Lesley Sampson of Coyote Watch Canada hopes that we can rethink the way we see the coyotes that live around us. Coyotes should not be seen as pests or evil, but as wild animals who are doing their best to survive while humans encroach further on their habitat. She recommends that we embrace the ways that coyotes can be a source of ecological, spiritual, and social well-being.Lesley details some of the many threats that coyotes face in Canada. One of the most egregious examples are the coyote killing contests that take place in Alberta where these animals are shot, trapped, and poisoned. The current system for managing conflicts between humans and coyotes is primarily composed of killing them, but clearly, this is not a viable solution. Hunting devastates ecosystems and tears apart families. A better solution would be for compassionate conservation, which recognizes and accommodates for the inherent value of each individual as more than just a resource, but a life that deserves to live. Coyotes are also subjected to torturous pain through trapping by industries, such as those who make coyote fur trim on coats. It begs the question: “if we wouldn’t subject our dog companions to this pain, why are we permitting companies to do it to their wild coyote counterparts?”You can learn more about Lesley’s work at coyotewatchcanada.com   Listen right now:  or download an mp3 of the show.

Despite the close relation between domesticated dogs and coyotes, there is a stark difference in the way that humans treat individuals of each species. While the former are beloved members of many human families, the latter are much maligned and vilified. Lesley Sampson of Coyote Watch Canada hopes that we can rethink the way we see the coyotes that live around us. Coyotes should not be seen as pests or evil, but as wild animals who are doing their best to survive while humans encroach further on their habitat. She recommends that we embrace the ways that coyotes can be a source of ecological, spiritual, and social well-being. Lesley details some of the many threats that coyotes face in Canada. One of the most egregious examples are the coyote killing contests that take place in Alberta where these animals are shot, trapped, and poisoned. The current system for managing conflicts between humans and coyotes is primarily composed of killing them, but clearly, this is not a viable solution. Hunting devastates ecosystems and tears apart families. A better solution would be for compassionate conservation, which recognizes and accommodates for the inherent value of each individual as more than just a resource, but a life that deserves to live. Coyotes are also subjected to torturous pain through trapping by industries, such as those who make coyote fur trim on coats. It begs the question: “if we wouldn’t subject our dog companions to this pain, why are we permitting companies to do it to their wild coyote counterparts?” You can learn more about Lesley’s work at <a href="http://coyotewatchcanada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coyotewatchcanada.com</a> Listen right now: or<a href="https://animalvoicesradio.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/lesley-sampson-archive.wav" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> download an mp3 of the show</a>.

Watching Out for our Coyote Neighbours with Lesley Sampson