Coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, going farther than scientists expected

Biologists had guessed coyote paddled a shorter distance to former prison in the San Francisco Bay earlier this year ...
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Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison

US President Donald Trump is seeking $152m (£115m) to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as part of his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year. Located near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, ...
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Alcatraz could reopen as a 'state-of-the-art secure prison' under Trump's $152M budget request

President Donald Trump first pushed the idea last year, directing the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to reopen and expand Alcatraz to detain what he called ...
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Critics: Reopening Alcatraz Diverts Resources from Urgent Prison Reform

A proposal to convert Alcatraz Island back into a functioning federal prison is being criticized by criminal justice ...

Researchers discover where coyote that made epic swim to Alcatraz came from

Footage captured in early January showed the lone coyote paddling in San Francisco Bay and then clambering onto the rocky island.
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DNA Offers Surprising Update on the Alcatraz Coyote

The Alcatraz coyote's origin story just got a plot twist—and a longer swim, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The National ...

Coyote found roaming Alcatraz prison after wild dog captured swimming for first time ever

New DNA evidence suggests the coyote's aquatic journey may have been over an even greater distance than previously thought ...