Author Archives: Nathan Lyle
Killing Wolves To Prevent Predation On Livestock May Protect One Farm But Harm Neighbors
June 20, 2019
Large carnivores, such as gray wolves, Canis lupus, are difficult to protect in mixed-use landscapes because some people perceive them as dangerous and because they sometimes threaten human property and safety. Governments may respond by killing carnivores in an effort … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged killing, livestock, neighbors, predation, prevent, protect, wolves
Bear-Baiting May Exacerbate Wolf-Hunting Dog Conflict
June 20, 2019
Background: The influence of policy on the incidence of human-wildlife conflict can be complex and not entirely anticipated. Policies for managing bear hunter success and depredation on hunting dogs by wolves represent an important case because with increasing wolves, depredations … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged baiting, conflict, exacerbate, hunting
Risk Map For Wolf Threats To Livestock Still Predictive 5 Years After Construction
June 20, 2019
Risk maps are spatial models of environmental hazards such as predation on livestock. We tested the long-term validity of a published risk map built from locations where Wisconsin wolves attacked livestock from 1999–2006. Using data collected after model construction, we … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged after, construction, livestock, predictive, still, threats, years
Government Data Confirm That Wolves Have A Negligible Effect On U.S. Cattle & Sheep Industries – Hsus Wolf-livestock Report
June 20, 2019
In the United States, data show that wolves (Canis lupus, Canis lupus baileiy and Canis rufus) kill few cattle and sheep. Livestock predation data collected by various governmental bodies differ significantly, however. The most recent data published by the U.S. … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged cattle, confirm, effect, government, negligible, sheep, wolves
Wolves, But Not Dogs, are Prosocial in a Touch Screen Task
June 15, 2019
Prosociality is important for initiating cooperation. Interestingly, while wolves rely heavily on cooperation, dogs’ do so substantially less thus leading to the prediction that wolves are more prosocial than dogs. However, domestication hypotheses suggest dogs have been selected for higher … read more
