I found this article directly below a DNR link that stated we have “no mythical coywolves” in Maryland.
Liars.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/
There was a police chief that denied the presence of coyotes in Rockville despite numerous reported sightings.
...and you guessed... it within a week or so that a coyote dropped in to visit his yard.