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  • 'Citizen scientists' help track foxes, coyotes in urban areas

    Jun 4, 2019 9:15 am by Diana YatesResearch
    A trail camera captured images of a fox in its den on the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Photo courtesy UW Urban Canid Project

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    • A trail camera captured images of a fox in its den on the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Photo courtesy UW Urban Canid Project

    More foxes and coyotes are adapting to urban landscapes, so scientists are enlisting 'citizen scientists' to report sightings of the canids in their own neighborhoods and parks.