Jasa came to Indiana Coyote Rescue when he was about one month old in mid April of 2008.

Jasa was found by a man who was turkey hunting in southern Indiana. While walking in the field, the man saw a small coyote puppy laying in a small indentation in the ground in the middle of a cornfield. He left Jasa there all day and all night, hoping that when he came back the next day, the puppy would have been moved by its mother.

The next morning, the puppy was still there. He continued his turkey hunting that day and as he was leaving, he checked on the puppy. The coyote puppywas still there. As he approached the puppy, the puppy tried to stand and couldn’t. It was too weak.

As he picked up the puppy, he noticed that it’s eyes were still closed. It is unusual for coyote puppies to be outside of the den when it’s eyes are still closed. We had had a lot of rain and flooding in Indiana. I think the puppy got washed out of it’s den.
Anyway, the man took the puppy home for his eight-year-old daughter to bottle-feed and love. She named the puppy Jasa after a beloved uncle.

http://www.coyoterescue.org/n-picts/c08-Jasa-3.jpg Jasa in Nov 08

They quickly realized that Jasa was not going to be a pet, like a dog. Jasa was brought to me.

Within two weeks after Jasa arrived, another coyote puppy was brought to ICRC. It was a female and she and Jasa became good friends. They will live here, together, for the rest of their lives.

young Jasa with big ears http://www.coyoterescue.org/n-picts/c08-Jasa-1.jpg

Jasa & Lyla http://www.coyoterescue.org/n-picts/c08-Jasa-2.jpg