Hudson Valley coyotes on track to become Metro-North's latest 'commuters'
Photo credit: Courtesy of Mark Weckel | Coyotes are captured by a wildlife camera used by the Mianus River Gorge Preserve. Biologists say Westchester coyotes are increasingly following train tracks to urban areas, including cities and towns.
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The shy and highly intelligent coyote is a nature-loving Westchester resident that is expanding into New York City and Long Island -- by following train tracks, according to new research by Bedford-based conservation biologists.
"We're finding them in new places and it looks like railroads might be one of their modes of transportation to get to urban areas with parks," said Mark Weckel, director...
