{"id":1764,"date":"2026-01-28T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:00:29","slug":"coyote-indulges-in-endless-bird-buffet-after-making-daring-1-25-mile-swim-to-alcatraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1764","title":{"rendered":"Coyote indulges in endless bird buffet after making daring 1.25-mile swim to Alcatraz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The adventurous coyote that has been\u00a0living on Alcatraz since paddling more than a mile\u00a0across the San Francisco Bay is growing \u201cmuch fatter\u201d thanks to the former prison island\u2019s all-you-can-eat bird buffet.<\/p>\n<p>The yet-to-be-named canine is \u201cwell and thriving\u201d on the 22-acre island \u2014 and has been feasting on fowl, whose carcasses he is apparently littering across the state-run grounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe not only survived, but he is well and thriving,\u201d Janet Kessler, a \u201cself-taught naturalist,\u201d\u00a0reported on her Instagram account\u00a0that documents San Francisco\u2019s urban coyote population.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38308534\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38308534\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/late-sunday-afternoon-like-san-119244584_b101cb.jpg?w=599\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/late-sunday-afternoon-like-san-119244584_b101cb.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 599w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/late-sunday-afternoon-like-san-119244584_b101cb.jpg?resize=300,247&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, 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swimming in the water.\" width=\"599\" height=\"494\" data-modal-image=\"38308534\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Aidan Moore<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUBQCi-lDbg\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=618&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com&amp;rp=%2F2026%2F01%2F27%2Fus-news%2Fcoyote-gains-weight-after-making-daring-swim-to-alcatraz%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dnypost%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26fbclid%3DIwY2xjawPnEXZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFnbDNHOWp2cVdBVFYycnl#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2681%7D\" height=\"1507\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>A picture showed the beast basking in the sun on a corner of the island, appearing noticeably thicker than the bony, shivering coyote that dragged itself onto the former prison\u2019s rocky shores in a video that went viral earlier this month.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The new snapshot of the lonesome animal was apparently taken by a friend of Kessler on Jan. 24 and shows a massive turnaround within just two weeks of the animal\u2019s daring 1.25-mile swim from the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>The coyote\u2019s health can mostly be attributed to a feast of fowl found in the many bird nests near the historic island\u2019s parade grounds, where officials say the animal has mostly been living and leaving harvested carcasses in his wake.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38308530\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/late-sunday-afternoon-like-san-119244585_56d135.jpg?resize=30,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 30w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/late-sunday-afternoon-like-san-119244585_56d135.jpg?resize=150,247&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Coyote walking on the rocky shoreline of Alcatraz Island.\" width=\"359\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"38308530\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Aidan Moore<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s certainly much fatter than when he arrived,\u201d Aidan Moore, who works for Alcatraz City Cruises,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/01\/27\/coyote-swam-to-alcatraz-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told The San Francisco Standard.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know how long he\u2019s going to be a resident here, because if he interferes with the nesting birds he might get relocated to the mainland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coyote is the first and only to live at Alcatraz since the island was transferred to the National Parks Service in 1972.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPark biologists and staff are actively monitoring the coyote to better understand how it is surviving on the island and to assess any potential impacts to the seabird breeding colony,\u201d a rep for the service said.<\/p>\n<p>Activists like Kessler, however, are urging rangers to let the coyote enjoy its new life on the island after surviving the incredible feat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The adventurous coyote that has been\u00a0living on Alcatraz since paddling more than a mile\u00a0across the San Francisco Bay is growing \u201cmuch fatter\u201d thanks to the former prison island\u2019s all-you-can-eat bird buffet. The yet-to-be-named canine is \u201cwell and thriving\u201d on the 22-acre island \u2014 and has been feasting on fowl, whose carcasses he is apparently littering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1766,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions\/1766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}