Like no other western animal the coyote has been a central character in the Pleistocene West, the Native West, and the Frontier. One of the epic stories of the Modern West is how coyotes are transferring their own brand of western survivalism to the entire country. Despite a $500 million-dollar war to exterminate them, the coyote is in fact The Dude, and The Dude absolutely abides. Thank you to our sponsor Velvet Buck: https://www.instagram.com/velvetbuckwine ---------------- Check out the gear the MeatEater Crew uses in the field here: https://store.themeateater.com Follow us: Web: https://www.themeateater.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/meateater Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction: The Coyote's Roller Coaster Biography 6:00 - The War on Coyotes Begins 13:00 - Urban Coyotes & Ecological Understanding 20:00 - Coyotes Spread Across America 25:00 - Wildness in the Modern Landscape 30:00 - Pushing South: The Darién Gap & Beyond 35:00 - Red Wolf Genetics & The Irony of Conservation 40:00 - Interview: The Story Where Animals Win 47:00 - Government Agencies, Science & Politics