Coyotes are likely a permanent fixture on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Coyotes are likely a permanent fixture on the Outer Banks, study finds

A new study reveals that coyote populations on the Outer Banks persist despite ongoing removal programs, posing a continued threat to shore-nesting birds and protected sea turtles. The study is the first in-depth assessment of coyote populations on barrier islands…

Coyotes are likely a permanent fixture on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

A new study reveals that coyote populations on the Outer Banks persist despite ongoing removal programs, posing a continued threat to shore-nesting birds and protected sea turtles. The study is the first in-depth assessment of coyote populations on barrier islands and has ramifications for understanding how coyotes may impact these and other barrier island ecosystems.

Coyotes persist on Outer Banks despite removal efforts

A new study finds that coyote populations on the Outer Banks persist despite removal efforts, posing ongoing threats to nesting birds and sea turtles.

Outer Banks Coyote Study Finds Population Here to Stay

Coyotes have spread across seven of the Outer Banks' barrier islands and appear to be entrenched for good, according to a new study that used fecal DNA to count and track the animals between 2024 and 2025. Researchers identified 62 individual coyotes and estimated that somewhere between 45 and 60 of them inhabit the islands at any given time, despite more than a decade of federal efforts to remove them. A DNA Count Years in the Making The resear…