Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina team up for coyote study

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The states of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina are working together to study coyotes. <br /> <br /> The states are cooperating with researchers from the University of Georgia and Princeton University for what's being called the largest study ever of the animals' behavior in the Southeast. <br /> <br /> Starting this month, professional trappers will begin trapping coyotes and placing GPS collars on them. <br /> <br /> The animals will then be released and tracked in the three-state research area to determine where they go and how they live. <br /> <br /> The work will continue for two years. <br /> <br /> The study aims to understand the threat that coyotes pose to wildlife including white-tailed deer fawns as predators. Researchers will also study DNA samples from coyotes to determine their colonization routes in the Southeast.