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Wildlife Friendly™ Certification and Species-specific Certifications for Products and Tourism

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Wildlife Friendly™ certification is a global program providing best practice guidelines for farming, ranching, and other enterprises who seek to generate sustainable livelihoods while protecting key species of biodiversity. Our certification programs, also including species-fo...

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National technical network on livestock guarding dogs

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To support pastoralists and shepherds and give them the keys to successfully introduce a livestock guarding dog into their herd and its use on a daily basis, a national technical network on dogs has been set up.
Its objective is to disseminate knowledge and know-how in the...

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Banger Pen

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2 firecrackers are available for each pastoral unit. Use over a period of 15 days renewable.
Number of cartridges limited
The firecracker pen has been used at least twice. The tool was used when the shepherd noticed a panic of the herd following the supposed presenc...

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Anti-wolf Fence

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As part of a project to understand "Behavior of wolves facing fences in agriculture", a study was conducted with wolves held in a wildlife park. The results of this project were staged in a film entitled "Anti-wolf fence for small livestock". This film deals with the theme of the...

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Patou does not do all

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The Association VIE carries the applied research project entitled "The Patou does not do all" on the links that exist between social and spatial behaviors of livestock guarding dogs. The purpose of this participatory study is, among other things, to highlight elements that may he...

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PastoraLoup

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Support program for pastoralism areas of action of FERUS, a conservation association for large predators in France.

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Damage Prevention Measures through the Greek Rural Development Programme

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To facilitate the long-term sustainability of this measure, Greek eNGOs initiated an extensive consultation and negotiation processes with national competent authorities, mainly the Ministry of Rural Development and Food so that financial support for the measure would be included...

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Coexistence awareness

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This conservation outreach initiative was conducted to people living in the buffer area of Jigme Khesar Strict Nature with focus on concepts of human wildlife interaction, conservation significant of wildlife and how to create better balance between human need and wildlife need...

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Holistic land and livestock management

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From my lion work in the past, 90% of cattle killed by lions are killed when grazing without a herder. When I was a child in Zimbabwe, I never saw a herd of cattle alone without a herder. Therefore, something has changed.
When we ask what has changed, the answer is that t...

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Rancher teaching ranchers about non-lethal methods

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I speak at numerous events regarding ranching with predators. I share my experiences and some of the tools I use on my ranch to help reduce the chance of conflict. I am practical and understand many of the issues and fears ranchers face, including a fear that if they do not kill ...

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