Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Research

Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Research Dedicated to the scientific research of urban wildlife Animals that the current studies primarily focus on include coyotes, raccoons, opossums, and skunks.

The Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation Research Department, led by Dr. Stan Gehrt of The Ohio State University, conducts urban wildlife research at MMWF and in the Chicago metropolitan area. Goals of the work are to monitor diseases that these animals may carry, as well as to examine habitat and prey selection to determine how animals are adapting to increasing urban environments. Methodologies includ

e live trapping (all of our work is capture and release), ear-tagging for individual identification, blood draws for disease and genetic analysis, morphological measurements to gauge each animal's overall condition, whisker sample collection for diet analysis (stable isotope), and radio collaring of individuals.

A new TV show featuring Crittercam projects is going to air on the National Geographic Wild channel this Saturday night,...
06/24/2015

A new TV show featuring Crittercam projects is going to air on the National Geographic Wild channel this Saturday night, June 27th, at 7pm. It is a new concept show, with the half-hour made up of several ~2min segments on individual projects. There is no narration! To learn more about our use of Crittercams on coyotes, please visit http://urbancoyoteresearch.com/new-research

New research from the Cook Coyote Coyote Project includes using stable isotopes to analyze diets and Crittercams to video coyotes in the field.

Remember, Valentine's Day also marks peak season for coyotes finding mates. Coyotes typically mate for life, making this...
02/10/2015

Remember, Valentine's Day also marks peak season for coyotes finding mates. Coyotes typically mate for life, making this "holiday" extra special. To learn more about coyote ecology, visit our website: http://urbancoyoteresearch.com/about-coyotes

General coyote ecology information including description, habitat, diet, social structure, and life expectancy

09/06/2014

We have a newly designed website! Please visit urbancoyoteresearch.com to see our new look with some great updates.

06/11/2014

We have officially captured and tagged 840 coyotes since the project began in 2000, including 79 pups so far this spring! We have also welcomed 2 new wildlife technicians and 2 new graduate students from Ohio State University to our staff

05/24/2013

MILESTONE UPDATE: We have now tagged over 730 coyotes since 2000! And our learning just continues...

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