Be on the look out for hungry Coyotes here in Eastern Ontario. It’s mating season

There have been many sightings of Coyotes here in our area in rural Ontario, Canada. 🇨🇦

We are told it is Mating season and they are out at night. Sometimes groups of 3 or more. One person said they saw a pack of 10 walking down their street ???

I did not know that coyotes travelled in large packs is this true ?

I did a little digging and found this :

Coyote Social Life

Coyotes can live in packs or as solitary animals. Coyotes typically have a highly organized social system, even in urban areas. This consists of packs, or groups, of coyotes that defend territories from other coyotes. In Cook County, coyotes have been identified as living in packs as well as traveling alone (solitary coyotes). Packs are usually composed of an alpha male and female pair, and a few other coyotes. Genetic analysis of coyotes has revealed that nearly all pack mates are close relatives, except for the alpha pair.

Source: https://urbancoyoteresearch.com/coyote-info/general-information-about-coyotes

Images Source: https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/nature/coyote_rmnp.htm