Project Coyote has launched the first annual Coyote Awareness Week, starting on March 17th and leading up to National Coyote Day on March 23rd. This new holiday "intends to raise awareness about the intense persecution and misunderstanding coyotes face and the importance of compassionate coexistence."

Learn more about the initiate and find resources HERE.

Our author Mark Surls is a significant contributor to Project Coyote and is a leading voice in the national campaign to protect North America's most persecuted carnivores.

His book Coyote Conversations: Photos and Poems from the Field provides dialogue and reflection on his time spent in the field with America’s ultimate survivor, the coyote. While many photographers focus on species that are easy to love such as elk and deer, Mark celebrates coyotes, beautiful too, albeit more difficult to live with. Throughout history, wild canids have gained an unfavorable view in much of the public eye. Wolves were exterminated in most of the USA, yet the coyote was able to survive. Trappings, killing contests, and hunts have only served to keep these sentient animals adapting. Serving as a reminder that predators have a purpose in life, Mark’s photography and poetry elicit compassion and reinforce the need for human-wildlife coexistence.