There was a time in my tiny sliver of southeast Colorado when coyotes came running to any death cry I sent into the air. Why? The population was healthy and, most importantly, human pressure was nil.

Residents in the Bronx say they're losing sleep over loud coyote howls echoing through the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood at night. Experts say it’s likely just five or six coyotes, but their howling can ...