Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the…

The National Park Service, through its Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945), awarded $200,851 to North Carolina State University for a cooperative agreement terminating December 31, 2025. Under this award, the university will provide population estimates and monitor the movement and behavior of coyotes within Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras National Seashores through DNA analysis of scat and GPS tracking collars. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, tribes, non-profits, and universities. The goals are to inform science-based management of coyotes within the National Park System and provide multi-disciplinary research products across multiple regions.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the national park system. The study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. Coyotes have become established on the outer banks of north carolina within the last ten years where they have been documented predating nests of coastal birds and sea turtles. The goals of the project are to provide population estimates and document the movement and behavior of coyotes on cape lookout and cape hatteras national seashores using a combination of DNA from scat and high-resolution GPS tracking collars. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public.