After reading the posts in this forum I would like to clear up a few things that it seems people on both sides of the issue have wrong.

Yes the DEC along with SUNY ESF coupled with a couple of other organizations including NYS Department of Fish and Wildlife did release Coyotes in various areas thoughout the state.

Here is the catch though. Coyotes are and have been resident to the state for many years. Therefore there did not have to be any environmental impact studies. That is why there wasn't the big outcry from the public like there was in other parts of the country, like with the reintroduction of Wolves and Mt. Lions.

Coyotes have been released but not to reintroduce them they were released in specific areas and monitored as part of a study to see how they would impact the deer population in test areas. They animals that were releases were released wearing radio tracking devices.

The rapidly increasing population is due to the nature of the animal. Once the species becomes established in an area they will increase in numbers because of their great ability to adapt to almost any climate and rely on a variety of prey as a food source.

I hope that I was able to clear some things up and shed a little light on a subject that it appeared everyone involved had half the truth.