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Marin County Livestock & Wildlife Protection Program • nearly complete participation; • preference over the USDA Wildlife Service’s traditional predator management program; • substantial reduction of livestock losses; • increase in non-lethal deterrent use; • reduced the total number of predators killed to protect livestock; • fewer species of predator were killed. ~Fox, C. H. 2008. Analysis of the Marin County strategic plan for protection of livestock and wildlife, an alternative to traditional predator control. M.A. thesis, Prescott College, AZ. 120 pp. The Science Behind the Marin County Livestock & Wildlife Protection Program Bob Crabtree • Ecological Analogs • Behavioral Triggers • Evolutionary Traits
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Marin County Livestock & Wildlife Protection Program
• nearly complete participation;• preference over the USDA Wildlife Service’s traditional
predator management program;• substantial reduction of livestock losses;• increase in non-lethal deterrent use;• reduced the total number of predators killed to protect
livestock;• fewer species of predator were killed.
~Fox, C. H. 2008. Analysis of the Marin County strategic plan for protection of livestock and wildlife, an alternative to traditional predator control. M.A. thesis, Prescott College, AZ. 120 pp.
The Science Behind the Marin CountyLivestock & Wildlife Protection Program
Bob Crabtree
• Ecological Analogs• Behavioral Triggers• Evolutionary Traits
Ecological Analogs: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?
© Camilla Fox
Non-Lethal Tools and Techniques
Guarding DogsAlpacas/LlamasFencingFox lightsShepard collarsNight corrals
A wolf colonization model for planning
• Integrated with other predators and non-lethal methods
• Increased immigration and reproduction from humans killing adult pack members
• Wolves like humans cause increased juvenile survival in coyote populations
“What scientists and practitioners do should go hand-in-hand because they both measure success by their ability to predict the outcome of their actions”
© Camilla Fox
