Coyotes swim to Angel Island to establish new territory
Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Co. Capt. Maggie McDonogh was crossing Racoon Strait a few years back when she spotted what looked like a dog paddling in the bay. Her first thought was that the dog needed rescuing, but then she got closer.
“Well look at that,” she recalls saying to herself. “It’s a coyote.”
For the first time in recorded history, coyotes have established themselves on Angel Island, apparently swimming across the bay from Point Tiburon. Angel Island State Park staff spotted the first one in 2017. A year later there were two, and now park staff regularly see litters of pups and hear coyote song echoing over the island.
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