Canadian Saves Coyote Pup From Drowning And Lets Him Tag Along For A 10-Day Raft Ride
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As Justin found out, outdoor trips can become quite adventurous and full of unexpected twists. He was on a multi-day rafting trip down the Red Deer and Saskatchewan Rivers. One fateful day, he heard a commotion—a “dogfight”—he investigated, found nothing, and paid no mind to it. At first. But then, some time later, as he was fishing, he heard a squeak. Unbeknownst to Justin, he was about to catch something other than a fish.
He looked where the squeak was coming from and found a nose barely above water level. Because the water was dark and murky, he couldn’t make out what it was. As he was leaning over, Justin unexpectedly fell into the freezing water. Down there, he finally could make out what the creature was—a coyote pup! He managed to pull both of them out of the water.
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The pup was unconscious and didn’t seem to be breathing. Luckily, Justin had experience with CPR
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The pup was unconscious at first and didn’t seem to be breathing, but luckily, Justin had prior experience with CPR and managed a modified Heimlich maneuver by pushing on its belly. After a few pumps, water came gushing out of the coyote’s snout, and he could breathe again. Justin made a fire to warm and dry themselves.
Justin and YipYip were rafting together for the next 10 days with no service
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Justin and YipYip (that’s what he ended up naming the coyote puppy) were rafting together for the next 10 days with no service. Naturally, Justin took YipYip under his wing and took care of him the entire time. They would eat and cuddle together, and YipYip slept in his backpack when he wanted to. Eventually, Justin found a place with service and called his wife for advice. First, he contacted organizations in Ontario and Manitoba before he connected with the Swift Current SPCA, who rerouted him to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society Of Saskatchewan, who eventually broke the story as we know it.
They would eat and cuddle together, and YipYip slept in his backpack when he wanted to
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Unfortunately for everyone, these are the only photos that Justin could salvage. Turns out he had his camera damaged in the water during his trip.
Eventually, Justin found a place with service and called for help. YipYip on the left in a rescue center
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Eventually, Justin found a place with service and called his wife for advice. First, he contacted organizations in Ontario and Manitoba before he connected with the Swift Current SPCA, who rerouted him to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society Of Saskatchewan, who eventually broke the story as we know it.
As for YipYip, he is becoming wild again at the rehab and cautiously hides whenever someone approaches him, so there are few photos of him from there too. Which is good, because he will have to get back to his wild habitat, and he’s adjusting fast.
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I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of comments saying that he shouldn't have interfered with nature…
Why??? We do it all the time with humans!!!
I think sometimes nature provides us with wonderful opportunities to do the right thing. He saved an animals life, found a rescue and made a difference in the world. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. We do it for cats, dogs, horses, cows etc. the momma coyote wouldn't be able to rescue her baby. He did not hurt anything by saving Yipyip.
I'm fairly sure we've even seen examples of animals "adopting" youngsters of different species, not to mention making strange friends: wasn't there an article on here a while back about a wolf and a bear or something like that?
I agree with you 100%!!!!
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Awesome story, and I love the Name yipYip....too cute
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I confess I would've kept him. <3
I'm glad he didn't (I'm sure it was tempting!) - most wild animals make difficult pets because they have not evolved alongside humans. Plus it may not be legal to keep one. If you can afford it, you can foster a wild animal at a sanctuary or once covid is over, do some volunteer work at a shelter or a sanctuary. In the meantime, one can dream and enjoy pictures and videos. :)
Wild animals can be tame at best—-which is nowhere near the same as being domesticated. Domesticated means countless generations specifically bred to live alongside people, with the unwanted traits reduced to the point of being bred out. (Reference the Siberian Fox Experiment for specifics on how many generations it takes before a wild animal can be considered safely domesticated.) Tame, on the other hand, can turn dangerously wild and/or destructive at a moment’s notice and attack even the person they’ve bonded with. So while Yip Yip is cute as a pup, an adopted adult Yip Yip may end up being a risk to Justin and anyone living in the house with him.
There is a women in Wyoming, I think, who adopted an orphaned coyote, and it is NOT like having a dog. They are still wild animals. She didn't regret adopting the coyote, but it did restrict her life a lot caring for him.
It would have been so hard to not keep him- but I'm glad they found a proper rescue for him too. His wife knew what to do ;) I agree with Viviane- there are a lot of shelters that need time and donations. Even domestic animal rescues do a lot of good in a community- things like trap, neuter, release and vaccination programs are good places to start locally if you don't have a lot of wildlife.
I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of comments saying that he shouldn't have interfered with nature…
Why??? We do it all the time with humans!!!
I think sometimes nature provides us with wonderful opportunities to do the right thing. He saved an animals life, found a rescue and made a difference in the world. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. We do it for cats, dogs, horses, cows etc. the momma coyote wouldn't be able to rescue her baby. He did not hurt anything by saving Yipyip.
I'm fairly sure we've even seen examples of animals "adopting" youngsters of different species, not to mention making strange friends: wasn't there an article on here a while back about a wolf and a bear or something like that?
I agree with you 100%!!!!
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Awesome story, and I love the Name yipYip....too cute
Great name. Years back I heard coyotes introduce themselves: "Yipyipyipyip!"
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I confess I would've kept him. <3
I'm glad he didn't (I'm sure it was tempting!) - most wild animals make difficult pets because they have not evolved alongside humans. Plus it may not be legal to keep one. If you can afford it, you can foster a wild animal at a sanctuary or once covid is over, do some volunteer work at a shelter or a sanctuary. In the meantime, one can dream and enjoy pictures and videos. :)
Wild animals can be tame at best—-which is nowhere near the same as being domesticated. Domesticated means countless generations specifically bred to live alongside people, with the unwanted traits reduced to the point of being bred out. (Reference the Siberian Fox Experiment for specifics on how many generations it takes before a wild animal can be considered safely domesticated.) Tame, on the other hand, can turn dangerously wild and/or destructive at a moment’s notice and attack even the person they’ve bonded with. So while Yip Yip is cute as a pup, an adopted adult Yip Yip may end up being a risk to Justin and anyone living in the house with him.
There is a women in Wyoming, I think, who adopted an orphaned coyote, and it is NOT like having a dog. They are still wild animals. She didn't regret adopting the coyote, but it did restrict her life a lot caring for him.
It would have been so hard to not keep him- but I'm glad they found a proper rescue for him too. His wife knew what to do ;) I agree with Viviane- there are a lot of shelters that need time and donations. Even domestic animal rescues do a lot of good in a community- things like trap, neuter, release and vaccination programs are good places to start locally if you don't have a lot of wildlife.