Camera-trap photo of a coyote (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Camera-trap photo of a coyote

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When pumas disappear, other carnivores, like this coyote, function as the top predator. But their influence on other carnivore species is distinctly different than that of pumas, a study finds.

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Camera-trap photo courtesy Max Allen

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