From the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry... The coyote has been present in New York state at least since 1920. As with its western cousin, the eastern coyote has been the object of ...

Their tails, for instance, are always directed downward, unlike a dog that's usually in an upward direction. That's a pretty good indication that it's an eastern coyote.

Lansdale Police are alerting residents about recent Eastern coyote sightings around Wissahickon Park, near East Main Street, Knapp Road, and Norway Drive, reports Tony Di Domizio for North Penn Now.

and it weighs about 55 pounds more than a true coyote. It also has a larger jaw, a bushier tail, smaller ears, and longer legs. The coywolf’s genetic makeup consists of the eastern wolf ...