Don Coyote: The Good Times and the Bad Times of a Much Maligned American Original - Hardcover

Hyde, Dayton O.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0877957835 ISBN 13: 9780877957836

Publisher: Arbor House Pub Co, 1986

Synopsis

A story of a rancher who befriends first one coyote, named Don, then tells about all the coyotes that live on his sprawling Oregon ranch

About this title

From Library Journal:

Though he discusses observing wild coyotes and hand-raising coyote pups, Hyde's primary and most compelling theme in his latest book is the harmonious interdependence of species in any successful ecosystem. Surrounded by ranchers bent on wiping out coyotes and other pests with guns, poison, and other sophisticated weapons, Hyde instead actively encouraged the presence of predator and prey on his Oregon cattle ranch. He even built a dam to re-create an ancient lake. The result was a banner year: solar heat trapped by lake water moderated frosts, causing grasses and marsh plants to flourish. Because coyotes stayed well fed by small prey the new meadows supported, Hyde lost no calves to them. His beef fattened well on the natural forage, while insects were checked by birds the lake attracted. Readers will enjoy Hyde's graceful writing, good humor, and cogent arguments for working with, not against, nature. Laurie Tynan, Huntingdon Cty. Lib., Pa.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arbor House Pub Co
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0877957835
• ISBN 13: 9780877957836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 245