Coyote population status

Due to indiscriminate killing decades ago, the number of wolves dropped sharply. Since the 20th century, wolves have been protected in most parts of Europe, and their numbers are increasing. However, in many parts of Asia, it is still not effectively protected.

Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of mainland immigrants have moved into grasslands and cultivated them in large quantities. At the end of Qing Dynasty, the policy of "emigrating to the real border" had a great impact on Mongolia's social economy and greatly changed the face of grassland. In addition, in recent years, a large number of mineral resources were developed in Inner Mongolia, which led to the intensification of desertification in Inner Mongolia. Due to the desertification of Mongolian grassland, there are only about 2000 coyotes left in China, and there are about 10000 ~ 20000 in Mongolia.

The coyote in China is one of the protected species in CITES Appendix II, but it has not been effectively protected. The phenomenon of killing coyotes for profiteering is still very serious.