Surls Art

03/07/2026

We finally got some more snow and the coyotes are letting everyone know they approve.

Thank goodness for image stabilization. Handheld at 840mm is not ideal…

03/06/2026

Join us for a great webinar!

📷🐺 Celebrate with us! Join our free webinar, Wild Kinship: A Look Into Coyote Lives Through Two Lenses 🐺📷

Coyotes are among the most maligned and misunderstood wildlife in North America—yet they are intelligent, devoted family members, skilled hunters, playful pups, and essential participants in healthy ecosystems.

Join us during Coyote Awareness Week for a powerful and personal visual journey into the lives of coyotes, led by Project Coyote staff members and wildlife photographers Karin Saucedo and Mark Surls. Through two distinct photographic lenses, Karin and Mark will share intimate moments from the field. Their work reveals deeply social, adaptable, and sentient beings navigating an increasingly human-dominated world.

Whether you’re a wildlife advocate, photographer, educator, or simply curious about the wild neighbors in your community, this conversation will leave you seeing coyotes in a new light. Come discover the beauty, complexity, and kinship that connect us to one of North America’s most remarkable species during Coyote Awareness Week.

Webinar Details:
🐾 What: Wild Kinship: A Look Into Coyote Lives Through Two Lenses
📅 Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
🕒 Time: 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST
📍 Zoom: https://loom.ly/19oDBxs (webinar will be recorded and made available to those who are unable to make the live event)

03/04/2026

Today SB26-62 received a favorable vote in the Senate Agricultural Committee and is headed to the Senate floor for a vote.

Originally, the bill set out to prohibit the use of the most toxic rat poisons and glue traps as well. It’s leaving the committee with many of the initial protections removed, but we will still restrictions on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.

Politics is hard and sometimes we are disappointed with the process and outcome, but progress is progress. I am incredibly thankful for the bill sponsors , and for Senate Ag Chair working with us to find a path forward.

03/04/2026

Mark Surls, Northern Rockies coordinator for Project Coyote, which supports the Center for Biological Diversity’s petition, says his organization “doesn’t oppose legal hunting and trapping that is based on scientifically and ethically sound management approaches.”

“We have just consistently asked that hunting and trapping seasons align with each species’ reproductive timing along with reasonable bag and possession limits, and for these to be afforded to coyotes and all furbearers — just as they are for game species. It’s important to remember that less than 5% of Colorado’s population holds a hunting license and even fewer hunt furbearers,” Surls said. “CPW data show that over 70% of coyote hunters kill two or fewer per season. It’s not extremism to want wildlife management based on reality, science and the preponderance of public views.”

https://coloradosun.com/2026/03/04/tension-over-furbearer-hunting-prompts-increased-security-at-cpw-meeting/?member=true&tier=Basic&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Colorado%20headlines%20for%20%20TODAY&utm_campaign=The%20Headlines%20-%20Daily%20%28Recurring%29%20%28Copy%29

03/03/2026

World Wildlife Day is observed every year on March 3rd to celebrate wild animals and plants and recognize their unique roles and contributions to people and the planet.

Learn more and check out our books:
https://springcedars.com/world-wildlife-day-2026/

Surls Art is a significant contributor to Project Coyote, a leading voice in the national campaign to protect North America's most persecuted carnivores, and author of Coyote Conversations: Photos and Poems from the Field.

Lauren Zurcher's award-winning children's books are based on true stories. They elicit compassion and reinforce the need for human-wildlife coexistence.

Remember to Water the Trees by Paintings by chris johnson is a story about family and our connection to nature; a reminder that trees need us and that we need them.

Use code WILDLIFE26 to get a discount on their books.

02/28/2026

ANIMALS FORWARD
Sturm College Animal Law Program
Advancing Interspecies Justice

Denver University's Sturm College is hosting an information event and fundraiser this evening in Denver, to kick-start a new Executive Certificate Program, Animals Forward, that is being planned for animal welfare advocates.

Part of the College's leading Animal Law Program, Animals Forward is effectively a law program for non-lawyers who want to become more effective policy advocates.

A 50" framed cotton rag print of Picasso, The Legend will feature in fundraising activities supporting the launch.

Work by leading coyote advocate, Mark Surls, and top-class We Animals photojournalists Diana Hulet and founder Jo-Anne McArthur, will also feature in the event which is expected to be attended by Governor Jared Polis and First Gentleman Marlon Reis.

02/08/2026

The love hate relationship of the coyote and magpie

01/31/2026

The first hearing is scheduled for 2/12. We need you to contact Senate Ag Committee members and share your support. Join our E-team for more information and talking points coming out next week.

https://projectcoyote.org/join-our-e-team/

🐺 COLORADO BILL TARGETS TOXIC CHEMICALS TO PROTECT KIDS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE 🐀

To reduce the use of harmful toxic chemicals across Colorado, State Senators Lisa Cutter (20th District) and Cathy Kipp (14th District) and Representative Elizabeth Velasco (57th District) introduced a bill today, SB26-062, that would prohibit the widespread sale, distribution, and use of rodenticides and glue traps and promote effective alternative methods for controlling rodent populations.

Rodenticides are a broad category of chemicals used to poison rats, mice, gophers, moles, and other rodents. They cause painful illness and death in both the targeted wildlife and animals that eat them, including coyotes, foxes, bobcats, owls, and eagles. These carnivores play a critical role in maintaining healthy environments and a balance among diverse species, including by naturally limiting rodent populations.

“For far too long, highly toxic chemicals have been the go-to method of rodent control, instead of the last resort. Today we know they cause more harm than good and there are other ways to address the causes of rodent issues,” said Mark Surls, Colorado & Northern Rockies Coordinator for Project Coyote. “This bill is essential to protect children, pets, wildlife, and public health across the state.”

🐾 Read the full media release: https://loom.ly/czfCf2w

📷 Rick Cameron

01/29/2026

So thrilled to take a moment and celebrate. I’ve worked for 3 years to get a bill to prohibit the use of extremely toxic rat poisons and glue traps that harm children, pets, and wildlife. Today, a bill was introduced on the CO Senate floor that does just that.

This couldn’t have happened without the strong leadership of the bill’s sponsors, , , and or my incredible team at !

Use the following link to receive updates on the bill and how to advocate for it:

https://projectcoyote.org/join-our-e-team/

01/26/2026

Going about the day

01/24/2026

I am a big fan of “soft” images and when cold surface mirages create waves in the air, you can get a naturally soft or very artistic look.