Over the years I’ve been sent photos of coyotes on Angel Island, but I’ve never had the time to check them out. I was even brought some scat for my scat study, but, most people don’t know what *fresh* scat looks like, and what I was brought was definitely not fresh, so it was not included in my study.
I was told that possibly coyotes swam over, crossing the shortest part of the bay at what’s called the Raccoon Straight. I’ve always been skeptical of this, but, wow, there’s a photo in this article that shows a coyote swimming from Angel Island to Tiburon, so indeed it is possible. I’m including the article which appeared in Bay Nature, by Jillian Magtoto because I found it fascinating! Enjoy! And thank you Staci Hobbet for sharing this with me!
