dispersal

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Dispersal season, when coyotes go looking for their own territory, typically lasts from fall to early winter, but it’s not unheard of in January, Wilkinson wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Police said two people were arrested on Wednesday evening, while 25 Dispersal Orders were issued in Edinburgh - with a further 20 in Glasgow.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Dispersal is a dangerous business; more than half of itinerant wild dogs die within a year of departing their pack.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

He ended up working for Britain’s Petroleum Warfare Department and sharing a patent for something called FIDO, or Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation, which helped clear fog so aircraft could land in bad weather conditions.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2021

Dispersal into temperate climates, therefore, required not only increased cold tolerance but also selective enhancement of those mechanisms used in thermoregulation at high temperatures.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.