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Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast: A Review of the Research Sheri Spiegal October 17, 2013 Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Meeting Tejon Ranch Conservancy Bryan Voelker Guy E. Connolly Bryan Voelker

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Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast:

A Review of the Research

Sheri SpiegalOctober 17, 2013

Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Meeting

Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Bryan Voelker

Guy E. Connolly

Bryan Voelker

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“What significant conflicts occur between livestock grazing and wildlife on the

Central Coast;

which can be mitigated, and which cannot;

how have these conflicts been mitigated effectively?”

Central Coast Rangeland

Coalition

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

Wikipedia

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

Wikipedia

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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What are the conflicts experienced on the ground?

Lynn Huntsinger

Does the scientific

literatureaddress

these conflicts?

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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Results so far

• 6 preliminary interviews• 17 popular media articles• 98 scientific studies

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Results so far

• 4 main areas of conflict

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Wikipedia

Habitat conflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Forageconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Predationconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Diseaseconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Diseaseconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

Habitat conflicts

Predationconflicts

Forageconflicts

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Results so far

• 5 principal species

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Rebecca Wenk

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Bryan Voelker

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Tejon Ranch Conservancy

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Bryan Voelker Bryan Voelker

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Bryan Voelker Bryan Voelker

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Habitat

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Pinnacles National Park

Habitat

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Pinnacles National Park

Habitat

Pinnacles National Park

Pinnacles National Park

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Bryan Voelker

Forage

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Forage

gothunts.com

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Predation

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santacruzpumas.org

Predation

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Guy E. Connolly

Predation

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UC Hopland Field Station

Marin County Livestock Protection Program

Predation

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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AREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

Pinnacles National Park

gothunts.com

santacruzpumas.orgUC Hopland Field Station

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Guy E. Connolly

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G. Smith

Your ideas

InterviewsSheri [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]
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Central Coast

Rangeland Coalition

Thank you!


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