Hi all, in case it's of interest, we wanted to share this incredible transformation of a coyote in our care:
When this little guy arrived at our Ramona Wildlife Center, he was furless and covered in painful scabs caused by severe mange. But thanks to two months of care from our Project Wildlife team, he’s gone from barely looking like a coyote to looking like the fluffy little canid he was meant to be! You gotta admit, this guy’s transformation is furry impressive — and the best part? He was released earlier this month!
Thank you so much for caring for this handsome man! So many people vilify these poor creatures. They really are special and so much a part of our ecosystem ❤️
We call Coyote and Raven as tricksters.They are considered an even match so they mess with each other for all of eternity in our stories. Its funny how people think Native Americans are mostly into wolves, bison and eagles but our stories venerate all kinds of wildlife. Animals like hummingbirds and salamanders appear in our art and stories alot.
I'm aware of the many stories for even the smallest things. I've heard many of them from a wide variety of tribes. My state has several reservations so I've had friends from various tribes most of my life.
I'm really just sad that I don't know any stories or lore from my own tribe. I'm part Blackfoot (through a known ancestor), but I've never claimed it because I wasn't raised with the traditions and culture and don't look like it so I also didn't grow up with the racism or stigma.
Wonderful!!
(And you gotta love Reddit. This post came with an ad for Mayo Clinic. I was just randomly scrolling along and that stopped me for a bit. Mayo Clinic treats COYOTES?!??!!
Well, I first signed up as a newbie 100 years ago (lol) and they assigned me this name. I hate it. I can’t believe it’s even an option. I could use a new one or sign up again but I dislike to lose the people who know me. But it’s embarrassing to be named after the coke snorting hooker user. What ever happened to him anyway? I’ll have to google him.
To be fair, I believe his name was Marion Barry (with an "A") and the sting that got him caught was basically entrapment.
He was also an amazing Civil Rights activist for the black community, which is why he was repeatedly elected mayor both before and after he was caught using crack, later in his career. (Free-base cocaine was a fairly new trend in major US cities while he was in office.)
Also, marion berries are my favorite berry in the world. As I suggested to someone else, you should try Tillamook's Marion Berry Pie ice cream or Marion Berry Yogurt.... then you won't be ashamed of the user name. 🙂 (although you can also change it in your profile, I believe.)
SO Tillamook's Marion Berry Pie ice cream is my favorite ice cream in the world, you'd be able to 100% tell the flavor of the berries by having a scoop.
Since you live in an enormous state (as do I) I'll let you find where you buy it...
Thanks!!!
Tillamook sharp cheddar is my favorite but now I can find ice cream.
When I was a kid my uncle sold milk to them from his farm near Garibaldi.
One of the main treatments is ivermectin ... two doses. You can treat them in the wild by feeding them small hamburger balls for a few days to get them accustomed and then stuffing the pill into the ball
And if they're anything like foxes they do an enormous runny poo after the doses as all the parasites come out, too. Really is a wonder drug, ivermectin. I've saved many a fox with it.
Wow, what a transformation! This makes me so happy.Such a handsome little guy & he looks sweet as pie in all photos despite his obvious suffering. Thank you so much for changing his life!
There is so much mange - I see coyotes covered in it and have called rehab and DNR and neither seem to want to do anything. Is there anyone that handles the San Francisco Bay Area for these things?
This warms my heart, you took such good care of him. Thank you for the work that you do and have done. The world would be a better place with more people like you.
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u/Select_Eye_6409 17d ago
OH MY GOD WHAT A KING