I Am Coyote

Combining rigorous science with imaginative storytelling, I Am Coyote reveals the complex outer and inner lives of coyotes. We are not the only sentient beings on this planet; we are not unique in experiencing love, fear, grief, joy, and acceptance. This story penetrates the veil of “otherness” that separates us from the creatures with whom we share the world. Geri Vistein is a nationally recognized expert on coyote-human interactions and maintains the website CoyoteLivesInMaine.com.

Interlude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyoL7MfFAOo
Geri Vistein is a carnivore conservation biologist who holds a masters degree in wildlife conservation and a masters in education. From early participation in studies of predator-prey relationships, including a grizzly bear DNA study in and around Glacier National Park, an elk calf mortality study on ranches in the Blackfoot Valley of Montana, and a snowshoe hare study in Yellowstone National Park, her professional mission evolved to focus on helping human communities understand and coexist with carnivores. Now a resident of Maine, she concentrates her work on coyotes, speaking extensively about coyote-human interactions and maintaining an educational website at CoyoteLivesinMaine.com.
“Should be on everyone’s ‘must-read’ list.” - Green Teacher

“Reveals for us the intricacies and perceptions of creatures who lead lives among us.” - Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

“This is not a book about ‘a species of animal’ and what ‘it’ does. Geri Vistein takes us so deep into Coyote’s skin and behind the eyes and nose that she reveals for us the intricacies and perceptions of creatures who lead lives among us. This is the right perspective for understanding who we are here with on Earth. Vistein has chosen one of the absolutely most wondrous fellow-creatures in America to make our introduction.” - Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel