3.1 | Coyote relative activity
Kernel density estimates indicated coyotes were distributed non-randomly
in space (Figure 2). At DMP with heavy anthropogenic pressure (average
77 coyote triggers per camera in “HIGH” coyote zones), coyote activity
was concentrated in two heavily forested parks and had few human
triggers compared to the rest of the surveyed parks in Detroit. In
contrast, at HMC with heavy natural apex pressure, the highest coyote
activity occurred in a recreation area that contained several buildings
and homes but had few overall triggers (average 3 coyote triggers per
camera in “HIGH” coyote zones). Coyote activity formed distinct zones
in SNWR and UMBS as well, and the location of hotspots varied by survey.
Hotspots at these two sites were not associated with any discernible
landscape level measures of anthropogenic pressures. Raccoon triggers
were recorded within both the low and high zones of coyote activity
across all sites, establishing spatial overlap between the two species