Too-tame coyote pup learning to be wily

An injured youngcoyoteis on the mend, but it's also learning how to live in the wild again.

The animal was recentlyturned in to the Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitationand EducationCentre near Regina.

It wasfound injured after apparently being struck by a vehicle.

After the animal was treated and given a flea bath, the centrediscoveredit was quite tame. It was as if it had been raised by people and then released, they said.

They're worried that when the animal's health is restored, it might not be able to fend for itself.

And so, they're trying the buddy system.

Too-tame pup paired withother coyote

They've sent the coyote to another centre, calledMoose Mountain R n R Rehabilitation, and paired it up with a wildcoyote that's about the same age.

The hope is the human-raised critter will learn from its more feralpal.

So far, the plan appears to be working. The two pupsmet last week and appear to be getting along.

The planis they can successfullyrelease the coyotes to the wild.

Salthaven West saidit hopes people can learn from this case.

"While people generally mean well, it is very important not to raise a wild animal yourself without proper training and education as you could be doing more harm to the animal than good," the centre said on its Facebook page.