A recently published study on a coyote population in Roswell concludes that coyotes do not negatively impact the area and urban green spaces have the potential to foster rich species diversity.

Berry College Associate Professor of Biology Christopher Mowry and Emory University Department of Environmental Science instructor Larry Wilson co-authored the recent Urban Naturalist article, “Species Richness Within an Urban Coyote Territory in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.” It details a 24-month study on a species-rich ecological community in Roswell. A number of Berry students also participated in the research.

Mowry, founder of the Atlanta Coyote Project, has conducted numerous studies observing the behaviors of coyote populations in northwest Georgia. The area monitored was an expanse of suburban green space, where motion-activated cameras showed a 24-hour livestream of species’ activity in…