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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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In April 2019, the Carnivore for Coexistence Alliance and Jeff Marley have helped install an electric fence on a property in Metchosin, Victoria, BC, that has experienced sheep losses over the last few years. To better understand what happens when we install an electric fence, w...
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The Livestock Guarding Dog Program (LGD Program) was initiated in 1996, in the scope of the wolf conservation strategy established by Grupo Lobo, and has been running since. Its main goal is to promote the recovery of autochthonous breeds of livestock guarding dogs as an effectiv...
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Ex-post compensation covering up to 100% of the market value of livestock depredated by wolves and up to 60% of the value of livestock depredated by dogs.
In this study, they "conclude
that compensation may fail to improve tolerance toward carnivores unless it...
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A step-wise decision support tool whose aim is to evaluate management options based on multiple objectives
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Insurance to offset other costs related to depredation (such as abortions, loss of milk production and subsidies per livestock head)
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Employed a human, especially one on horseback, in and around a rancher’s cattle for the entire grazing season to lower Wolf attack on cattle. It helps calm cattle and disrupts wolves’ hunting patterns.
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Booklet on best practices to prevent and limit wolf depredation on livestock.
https://wolfwatcher.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Wolf-Awareness-Ranchers-Guide-2nd-Ed.pdf
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Fladry is composed of a non-electrified wire where plastic strips or tissues are fixed every fifty centimeters. Its principle is to create a visual and sound disturbance. When the Wolf approaches, he is frightened by the movements and the sound of the bands, but he can get used q...
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