Protecting Critters On Both Sides Of The Fence: Practical Techniques For Protecting Livestock And Carnivores
Description
California is home to a unique combination of working landscapes and open spaces. This combination of features can put livestock and carnivores in conflict. The upcoming CCRC workshop seeks to generate tools for mitigating these conflicts by focusing on non-lethal preventative strategies for successfully raising livestock alongside carnivores. We will be hearing from livestock operators, agency personnel, and biologists, who will give us insight into carnivore natural history and practical solutions for avoiding conflict. We hope you will bring your own questions and constructive strategies to share with the group.
Objectives
- Increase understanding of carnivore natural history and the broader context for livestock-carnivore conflict.
- Explore new approaches to existing tools.
- Discuss the nuts and bolts of applying preventative strategies to your own unique situation.
Topics to Discuss
- Puma and coyote natural history
- Livestock guarding animals
- Electric fences and turbo-fladry
- Flexible stocking management approaches
- Grazing agreements and compensation programs
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife tools for carnivore losses
Instructor Information
| Dr. Stewart Breck Research Wildlife Biologist United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
Ms. Leslie Dorrance Conservation Grazing Manager Santa Lucia Conservancy |
| Dr. Marc Kenyon Senior Environmental Scientist California Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Mr. Dan Macon Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor UC Cooperative Extension |
| Mr. Kelly Mulville Director of Farming Paicines Ranch |
Mr. Allan Renz Rancher Renz Livestock |
| Dr. Veronica Yovovich Wildlife Biologist |
Contact
Grey Hayes
Sponsors
Coastal Training Program, Elkhorn Slough Natl. Estuarine Research Reserve
Documents & Publications
Workshop Materials
| Document | Author/Source |
| Agenda-Protecting Critters on Both Sides of the Fence-Practical Techniques for Protecting Livestock and Carnivores | Grey Hayes Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program April 2015 |
| Big Dogs Hot Fences and Fast Sheep-A Ranchers Perspective on Predator Protection | Dan Macon Flying Mule Farm and UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center April 2015 |
| z Carnivores of the Central Coast | Veronica Yovovich UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies April 2015 |
| Improving Adaptive Deterrent Strategies for Predaton Management | Stewart Breck, Carnivore Ecologist USDA--WS--National Wildlife Research Center April 2015 |
| Predators and Policies | Marc Kenyon, Senior Environmental Scientist California Department of Fish and Wildlife April 2015 |
| 2015.04 Contact List |
Other Information
| Document | Author/Source |
| Coyotes in Towns and Suburbs | Wildlife Services APHIS Dec 2011 |
| Livestock Protection Dogs Factsheet | Wildlife Services APHIS October 2010 |
| Livestock Protection Dogs on Private Lands: Protecting Sheep From Predators | APHIS August 2014 |
| Livestock Protection Dogs on Public Lands - Brochure | APHIS |
| Nonlethal Management of Wildlife Damage | Wildlife Services APHIS October 2010 |
| Predator Damage Management | APHIS National Wildlife Research Center 2013 |