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Are bobcat and coyote numbers increasing in Iowa?
Jul 18, 2025 15:14 ET

Iowa’s wildlife population typically fluctuates each year, depending on a variety of factors.

But are the populations of furbearer species specifically — which include coyotes, foxes, bears, beavers, raccoons, minks and bobcats — increasing in the state?

That’s what one person asked The Gazette’s Curious Iowa — a series that answers readers’ questions about our state and how it works.

Full story here.