"Coywolf” sightings are common in the Hudson Valley and Northeast, but the term is hotly debated. Scientists weigh in.

The term “coywolf” is similar to coydog in that it is sometimes misused to describe an Eastern coyote. A true coywolf is 50 percent coyote and 50 percent wolf. The two species are known to have ...

A coywolf is bigger than a coyote, with longer legs, smaller ears, and a bushier tail. Police said it can sometimes look like a German shepherd in the dark. If you see one, do not approach it, and ...

Call it a coywolf. Call it a coyote. Call it whatever you want, but just don't call it your way. On Monday, Clarkstown police warned residents to avoid contact with any coyotes that are roaming ...

There’s no evidence that the coywolf, or eastern coyotes as scientists call them, live in Illinois, according to the Urban Coyote Research Program’s findings. Rather, western coyotes are the ...

The coywolf was allegedly first seen in 1919, and according to scientists was probably a direct result of European settlement. Before that point, North America was dominated by wolves.

The first coywolf, or eastern coyote, appeared around 1919 after western coyotes and eastern wolves started mating. Its origins have been traced to Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada.

The coywolf, a mixture of western coyote and eastern wolf, is a remarkable new hybrid carnivore that is taking over territories once roamed by wolves and slipping unnoticed into our cities. Its ...

Coywolf: New coyote-wolf hybrid sees explosion in numbers 'It's an amazing contemporary evolution story that’s happening right underneath our nose' ...

One recent example is the creation of the coywolf—a hybrid of the coyote and the wolf that is also known as the Eastern coyote. These animals have a completely new genetic make up: ...

The coywolf is actually a cross between a coyote and a wolf, and it's pretty common in the Northeast U.S., including N.J., according to several reports.