Resources ≀ Non-Lethal Management Tools

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 was the fourth year Congress appropriated funding to the Wildlife Services (WS) program specifically for the implementation and further development of nonlethal methods for reducing livestock-predator conflict, and eventually beaver damage. WS refers to this appropriation … read more

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 was the third year Congress allocated funding to the Wildlife Services (WS) program specifically for the implementation and further development of nonlethal methods for reducing certain types of human-wildlife conflict. WS refers to this allocation and … read more

Conservation biology requires the development of practical tools and techniques to minimize conflicts arising from human modification of ecosystems. We applied behavioral theory of primary and secondary repellents to predator management by using aversive stimulus devices (electronic training collars) and … read more

Given the ecological importance of top predators, societies are turning to non-lethal methods for coexistence. Coexistence is challenging when livestock are released within wild predator habitats, even when people supervise or use lethal methods. We report a randomized, controlled design … read more

In FY2021, Wildlife Services (WS) received $1.38M from Congress for the second year in a row to expand the use of nonlethal methods to protect livestock from large carnivore depredation and to research efficacy and development of new nonlethal approaches. … read more

The Wood River Wolf Project is a collaborative of conservation organizations, ranching operations, academic institutions, community members, and county, state and federal agencies working together to use proactive, nonlethal deterrents to minimize livestock and wolf conflicts.