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John Ozaga’s tagged Beaver Island coyote is shot near Levering, 1961

Also 1961 Beaver Island coyote movement report

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Locator map: Levering highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at LeveringLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1961-03
WithinLevering
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Levering highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at LeveringLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1961-03
Kind
Conservation
Where
Levering
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationenvironment
Within
Levering

Summary

The April 1961 issue reports a movement observation from John Ozaga’s predator work: a coyote tagged on Beaver Island the previous August was shot near Levering in March.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper report of a tag recovery. It does not identify the animal or shooter beyond the reported tag connection and does not reconstruct its path.

Sources

  1. Reports that a coyote tagged by John Ozaga on Beaver Island the previous August was shot near Levering during March. The notice does not identify the shooter, tag number, route, or independent wildlife record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “John Ozaga’s tagged Beaver Island coyote is shot near Levering, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/john-ozaga-tagged-coyote-reaches-levering-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Game Club News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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