{"id":8497,"date":"2026-05-06T15:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8497"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:50:08","slug":"incredible-distance-coyote-swam-to-reach-alcatraz-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8497","title":{"rendered":"Incredible distance coyote swam to reach Alcatraz revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": 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\/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A lone coyote that stunned visitors by appearing on Alcatraz Island earlier this year didn\u2019t just take a daring dip, it likely pulled off an even longer, more grueling swim than anyone first believed.<\/p>\n<p>The canine was first spotted Jan. 24 on the notorious former prison island, after a visitor captured video of the unexpected guest and alerted National Park Service staff.<\/p>\n<p>Biologists quickly moved in, finding fresh tracks and scat, and setting up cameras and audio equipment to monitor the intruder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The coyote was first spotted January 24 on the notorious former Bay Area prison island. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@coyoteyipps<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Biologists moved in, finding fresh tracks and scat, and setting up cameras and audio equipment to monitor the intruder. <span class=\"credit\">KTVU<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Initially, experts thought the coyote had crossed the bay from San Francisco, a challenging swim on its own. <span class=\"credit\">KTVU<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But despite days of evidence and months of follow-up surveillance, the elusive coyote was never seen again.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>What happened next only deepened the mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists analyzed DNA from the scat at the UC Davis Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit (MECU) to trace the animal\u2019s origin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Initially, experts thought the coyote had crossed the bay from San Francisco, a challenging swim on its own.<\/p>\n<p>The lab results told a different story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Alcatraz, once a high-security federal prison that operated from the 1930s until its closure in the 1960s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThree distinct coyote populations could have been the source of the Alcatraz coyote: San Francisco, Southern Marin, and Angel Island,\u201d Dr. Ben Sacks of MECU told KRON.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur lab was able to take the DNA sample and match it to a coyote previously sampled from the Angel Island population.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That finding means the animal likely swam from Angel Island, roughly two miles north of Alcatraz, doubling the originally assumed distance across the cold, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife ecologist Bill Merkle said the feat points to the species\u2019 toughness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoyotes are known to be resilient and adaptable, and he certainly demonstrated those qualities,\u201d he told KRON.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image 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