Posts Tagged: livestock
Livestock Protection Dogs in the 21st Century: Is an Ancient Tool Relevant to Modern Conservation Challenges?
July 3, 2019
Europe and North America share a similar history in the extirpation and subsequent recovery of large carnivore and ungulate species. Both continents face challenges and opportunities for managing human-wildlife conflict at the junction of livestock production and wildlife conservation. Predation … read more
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged ancient, century, conservation, livestock, modern, protection, relevant
Utility of Livestock-Protection Dogs for Deterring Wildlife from Cattle Farms
July 3, 2019
Context. Livestock producers worldwide are negatively affected by livestock losses because of predators and wildlifetransmitted diseases. In the western Great Lakes Region of the United States, this conflict has increased as grey wolf (Canis lupus) populations have recovered and white-tailed … read more
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged cattle, deterring, farms, livestock, protection, utility, wildlife
Effects of Hunting on Cougar Complaints and Livestock Depredation
July 2, 2019
Remedial sport hunting of predators is often used to reduce predator populations and associated complaints and livestock depredations. We assessed the effects of remedial sport hunting on reducing cougar complaints and livestock depredations in Washington from 2005 to 2010 (6 … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged complaints, cougar, depredation, effects, hunting, livestock
Effects of Wolf Mortality on Livestock Depredations
July 2, 2019
Predator control and sport hunting are often used to reduce predator populations and livestock depredations, – but the efficacy of lethal control has rarely been tested. We assessed the effects of wolf mortality on reducing livestock depredations in Idaho, Montana … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged depredations, effects, livestock, mortality
How To Minimize Livestock Losses To Predators
June 20, 2019
Every producer and every pasture is different. The strategies outlined in this brochure will not guarantee protection, but may help minimize the number of predator-livestock conflicts. Because some non-lethal tools can be very effective in certain situations, some people believe … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged livestock, losses, minimize, predators
A Ranchers Guide – Coexistence Among Livestock, People & Wolves
June 20, 2019
The overall goal of this guide is to describe various tools and provide information about methods that can be adapted to prevent and minimize conflicts among livestock and wolves where they overlap. The guide outlines various management and husbandry techniques … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged among, coexistence, guide, livestock, people, ranchers, wolves