Coyotes in Cities

Coyotes in Cities

Ms. Howard Biology 2022

Objective: Students will be able to decide the cause and effect of wild animals in the city and brainstorm reasons why wild animals come into cities

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Have you seen a wild animal in your city?

Wild animals in the City

Poll

Have you ever seen a wild animal in your neighborhood (Or around Las Vegas)?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What type of wild animal have you seen?

Open Ended

Why would wild animals come into the neighborhoods of Las Vegas?

Poll

Which came first?

• Animals on the land

• People in cities

Poll

What is the result?

• Humans in the city

• Animals in the city

• Humans in the wild

• Animals in the wild

​From Chicago to Los Angeles people in cities are seeing more coyotes in their neighborhoods.

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Have you seen a coyotes around Las Vegas?

Coyotes in Cities

​Coyotes live in most of North America, Meso America and some parts of South America.

Where they live (Habitat)

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​Coyotes are important to nature because they control rodent, deer, and reptile populations.

Ecological Importance

​Coyote Background Information

Plants that "produce" their own food through photosynthesis

​​Producers

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​Organisms that are herbivores and eat plants for their energy

Primary Consumer

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​Organisms that are carnivores or omnivores and eat primary consumers for their energy

​​Secondary Consumer

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​Organisms that eat secondary consumers. Usually at the top of the food chain. No one eats them.

Tertiary Consumer​

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​Undisrupted Desert Food Chain

Poll

What would happen if the rabbits disappeared from the area?

• The coyotes would disappear

• The coyotes would find a different food source

• The plants would overgrow

• The mountain lions would be impacted most

Open Ended

Based on your last answer, provide a reasoning of "Why" or "How" that would h