Well...... from the pic provided - - its definitely no coyote. Wolf-dog hybrid - - just the sort of crap the news media likes. Follows closely with the news mantra - - "If it bleeds, it leads".
Looks, to me, like a plain-Jane, every day, SKANKY 'ol wolf. Yeasuse keyrist - they will drag this out like a rubber band to get extended coverage.
Next thing you will see - - the Kardashians will have it and be skinning it to make a coat for one of their tribe.