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Coexisting with Carnivores
As human populations expand and wild carnivore populations recover in parts of our country, there is a growing need to develop both a better understanding of how to prevent conflicts with wild carnivores, as well as tools for living harmoniously with them.
Many nonlethal tools and educational resources are available to help minimize or prevent conflicts with carnivores while promoting wildlife conservation.
By helping communities, livestock producers, landowners, hikers, hunters, anglers, outdoor enthusiasts and resource professionals identify and implement working solutions to human-carnivore conflict, we hope to help humans learn to share the landscape with wild carnivores.
On Your Ranch
Livestock producers and natural resource managers who operate in regions where large wild carnivores live need strategies to protect livestock from attack, while assuring that wild carnivores are not killed as a result of conflicts.
In Your Neighborhood
As human developments displace wildlife, interactions with wild carnivores may increase -- sometimes with unfortunate results. Learn how to live safely with wildlife in your neighborhood.
Outdoor Recreation
Take steps to prevent encounters with wildlife while hiking, camping, hunting or doing any of your favorite outdoor activities in carnivore country.
Support Wildlife Friendly Producers
Wildlife friendly producers use nonlethal carnivore deterrents in their operations. By purchasing products from wildlife friendly ranchers and sheep-producers, you are encouraging biodiversity conservation while increasing the economic development of conservation-minded producers.
Awards
Defenders receives recognition for its efforts to promote coexistence between humans and carnivores.
Information about the methods used to prevent conflicts with wild carnivores results from the insights and recommendations generated by Defenders of Wildlife's ongoing discussions and work with livestock producers, resource professionals and researchers.
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