Posts Tagged: aversion
Conditioned Taste Aversion: A behavioral Solution to the Behavioral Aspects of Predator-Prey Conflicts
July 3, 2019
The Problem from a behavioral perspective: Recently released endangered predators are being killed because they are attracted to scent and other cues of aggregated domestic livestock. Conditioned Taste Aversion (CTA) is a powerful and lasting form of learning that converts … read more
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged aspects, aversion, behavioral, conditioned, solution, taste
Conditioned Taste Aversion
July 3, 2019
Since 1972 our research group has been working to develop a practical method for altering the predatory behavior of coyotes that spares both the coyote and the lamb. Our work has been guided by a working model of predatory behavior … read more
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged aversion, conditioned, taste