Alcatraz coyote likely swam from Angel Island, not San Francisco

The coyote that managed to swim to Alcatraz Island earlier this year likely made the epic journey from Angel Island State ...

Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected

A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when it paddled its way to remote Alcatraz Island earlier this year, a former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay surrounded by swift, choppy waters ...
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DNA links Alcatraz coyote to Angel Island origin

Unexpected starting point: DNA evidence shows the coyote began its swim from Angel Island, doubling the assumed distance from just over 1 mile to about 2 miles. Rare wildlife feat: Experts say such ...

National Park Service staff reveal unexpected origins of Alcatraz coyote

"We are surprised." ...

Bay Area parks rank among California's best, according to new statewide poll

Several state parks in the Bay Area are being recognized as some of the best in California, according to a new poll by the ...
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National Park Service Says Alcatraz Coyote Wasn’t a City Boy After All

After months of fieldwork and scientific analysis, National Park Service researchers have determined that the coyote that ...
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Rare sighting: Coyote swims in SF Bay between Angel Island and Tiburon

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- While coyotes are known to be common residents throughout much of the Bay Area, reaction is pouring in after a strange sight in the San Francisco Bay. A coyote swimming between ...
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Coyote spotted swimming in the Bay near Angel Island

Is it a seal? Or a sea lion? That's what Bill Miller, a state parks scientist, first thought when he recorded an animal swimming in the Bay over the weekend. What Miller spotted was actually a coyote ...

Best California state park poll results released. See the winners

The California State Parks Foundation has released the results of its second annual " Best of California’s State Parks " poll ...