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Defenders of Wildlife Proactive Carnivore Conservation Fund

Defenders created Defenders of Wildlife Proactive Carnivore Conservation Fund to prevent conflict between imperiled predators and humans by supporting the use of preventative measures, including nonlethal deterrents and best management practices.

Livestock and Wolves

Our new guide highlights proactive nonlethal tools and methods to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock.
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The program works directly with landowners and communities to:

reduce conflicts between predators and humans;
keep predators from being unnecessarily killed by agencies in response to human conflicts; and
increase general tolerance for carnivores across the landscape.

Projects may be proposed by landowners or other entities to address predator problems. Proposed projects are prioritized based on the level of human-carnivore conflict in an area and the likelihood that the proposed solution will resolve the problem.

Projects

Over 240 projects have been supported by the fund from 1998 through today with expenditures totaling more than $870,000.

Detailed Project List
Map of Northern Rockies Proactive Wolf Projects
Map of Northern Rockies Proactive Grizzly Bear Projects

Background

Defenders created the Proactive Carnivore Conservation Fund to prevent conflict between imperiled predators and humans before it occurs.

The program is a natural outgrowth of our wolf and grizzly bear compensation programs, which offer payments to livestock owners for livestock losses caused by wolves or grizzly bears.
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Defenders in the Field

Defenders of Wildlife is actively involved with land and livestock owners, rural communities and recreationists to help implement nonlethal proactive methods addressing conflicts between carnivores and humans. These measures help to reduce conflicts on the landscape and promote conservation of imperiled species.
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