Last night and again this morning we found two coyote pups within 150 ft of the rear of our house. They look like very young pups and don't seem to be afraid of the scent from our two dogs.
50D, 1/350 @ f5.6, ISO 400, 70-200 w/ 2x extender, shot at 400, hand held
This one was a little more skittish than the other and I couldn't get as close to him/her. Both take off into the pasture when I approach and I haven't seen "mom" anywhere around.
Let us hope they find mother soon or catch something to eat. Nature is most unkind to lost pups.
Posted by Randy Wilson on July 22, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Yes, I'd say some food is definitely in order. The next step would be to try to get them to wildlife rehabilitation. And if they won't let you catch them, the state ought to have people who can catch them and get them where they need to be.
Thanks for the input. I agree, they don't look healthy. Yesterday morning was the last time we saw them. We do have a fairly large pack of coyotes in the area as evidenced by their barking, yapping etc at night. We very seldom see any of them in the daylight hours. If these two return I will contact the state to see if they can assist.
The first pup really looks like he's missing his momma. I hope the pack found them and took them in to raise them. I've never seen coyote pups like this. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Randy Wilson on July 24, 2009 at 1:44 PM
For any who may not know, the aim of wildlife rehabilitation is to care for injured or orphaned wildlife with the ultimate objective of restoring them to the wild.
I don't know whether any of these are close to you, Merle, but you might contact them to see what they might recommend be done at this point. Some may be willing to come and try to locate and capture the animals, in case they are still alive.
There are no doubt other wildlife rehabilitators in your area. I found these with a far from thorough google search.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic - Rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned mammals in Missouri and releases them back into their natural environment. http://www.wild-life-rehab.com/
Operation WildLife - Provides rehabilitation and veterinary services for injured and orphaned wild animals, and wildlife education for the citizens of northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. http://www.owl-online.org/
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Best,
Don
I don't know whether any of these are close to you, Merle, but you might contact them to see what they might recommend be done at this point. Some may be willing to come and try to locate and capture the animals, in case they are still alive.
There are no doubt other wildlife rehabilitators in your area. I found these with a far from thorough google search.
D-D Farm - Animal Sanctuary and Rescue - Rescues and rehabilitates all wildlife and
equines. 6000 N. Creasy Springs Road, Columbia, MO 65202. 573-446-0648.
http://www.greenpeople.org/listing/DD_Farm_Animal_Sanct_35515.cfm
Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center - 1128 New Ballwin Rd., Ballwin, MO. 314-394-1880.
http://www.mowildlife.org
Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic - 900/911 Gregory Lane Fenton, MO 63026. 636-343-6200
http://www.wildliferehabclinic.com
Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic - Rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned mammals in Missouri and releases them back into their natural environment.
http://www.wild-life-rehab.com/
Operation WildLife - Provides rehabilitation and veterinary services for injured and orphaned wild animals, and wildlife education for the citizens of northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. http://www.owl-online.org/
Wildlife Center of Missouri ; formerly Wildlife Rescue Center
http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org40966.jsp
Autumn Winds Wildlife Rehabilitation, Dixon, Mo.http://www.awwr.net/