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Self-feeding system

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Enclosure made with few stakes and nets (the same ones used for livestock), a wooden pallet to make the entrance of the enclosure, and garbage cans and ropes that respectively serve as self-feeding food reserve for livestock guarding dogs. An initiative to reduce the time spent b...

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Eye-painting cow

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This initiative consists of painting eyes on the hindquarters of cows to scare off predators that ambush them from behind like lions.

Working with Botswana Predator Conservation and local herders, we painted the cattle of 14 herds that had recently suffered lion atta...

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Ultrasonic scaring device

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Based on the theory of human fear of wolves, this paper presents a first attempt to evaluate the effect of introducing a hand-held ultrasonic scaring device to deter wolves.

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