this is indeed a terrible article. "coywolf" refers specifically to gray wolf hybridization around algonquin, and the migration outwards. red wolves are smaller than other species, share a suspicious amount of dna with coyotes and are thought by many experts to be a hybrid between the eastern wolf and the coyote in the first place. that is to say that this interbreeding is very likely "normal" and "natural", and would probably be happening on the border of their range even if europeans never colonized the area at all....

the species concept is obsolete. it's a way for humans to categorize things, not something that actually exists. dogs, coyotes, wolves, jackals - there's no simple relationship to place in a graph. introgression is natural, and probably selective. interfering with this isn't helping anybody, it's just interfering with evolution. and, for what reason? to maintain and enforce our imaginary categories...

aristotle strikes again. somebody really needs to get rid of this guy.

www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/how-hunting-is-leading-to-the-rise-of-the-coywolves/48665/