Somewhat of a sad scene seeing this poor thing. Mange has been a problem among the Coyote population in this particular area for a number of years and continues today. Sadly there is nothing that can be done to treat it – they simply recover or, more often than note, perish over time. This particular one was patrolling a prairie dog colony northeast of Denver, Colorado hoping to find a meal. It actually looked better than some others I have seen.
Coyotes are amazingly adaptable animals and have not been greatly impacted by human expansion. Here in the area I live, this has resulted in some human – coyote conflicts, mainly with the coyotes attacking domestic pets. They range across North America and some have even been seen into Central America and Panama.
![A Coyote suffering from mange patrols a Prairie Dog colony hoping for a meal. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AVk4vecs1VY/WKuIwDJp_yI/AAAAAAAAd2Y/AVnD4exYBm8dTTKQE2gWsnL1P-aZwJyFwCJoC/s710/2017-02-04%2B08-23-20%2B-%2B0063.jpg)
![A Coyote suffering from mange patrols a Prairie Dog colony hoping for a meal. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jxpkmx264Eo/WKuIwLmOUOI/AAAAAAAAd2Y/8XqNGohE-OM3BNY1scMqTLMUOUzDa-IVQCJoC/s710/2017-02-04%2B08-24-30%2B-%2B0066.jpg)