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Rocky the coyote gets a new home with 2,500 sq. feet of outdoor space

Rocky the coyote gets a new home with 2,500 sq. feet of outdoor space
Rocky the coyote gets a new home with 2,500 sq. feet of outdoor space 00:27

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Rocky the Coyote, who lives at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, is getting a new home, but not without controversy.

Cook County Forest Preserve Officials said construction started last month on a larger, open air enclosure. He'll be moving from 266 square-feet to 2,500 square-feet, so there's a lot more room.

They said they take his care very seriously, after calls from animal activists last year to move him to a sanctuary in Colorado. 

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