Predator control should not be a shot in the dark

A Treves, M Krofel, J McManus - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Livestock owners traditionally use various non‐lethal and lethal methods to protect their
domestic animals from wild predators. However, many of these methods are implemented …

Toward best management practices for ecological corridors

A Gregory, E Spence, P Beier, E Garding - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ecological corridors are one of the best, and possibly only viable, management tools to
maintain biodiversity at large scales and to allow species, and ecological processes, to track …

[HTML][HTML] What is a companion animal? An ethological approach based on Tinbergen's four questions. Critical review

P Pongrácz, P Dobos - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Having one or more non-human animals in our company became a steadily growing custom
around the world. The terminology that describes these non-consumable animals …

Good dog! Using livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators in Australia's extensive grazing systems

L Van Bommel, CN Johnson - Wildlife Research, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Wild predators are a serious threat to livestock in Australia. Livestock guardian dogs
(LGDs) may be able to reduce or eliminate predation, but their effectiveness in Australian …

Utility of livestock-protection dogs for deterring wildlife from cattle farms

TM Gehring, KC VerCauteren, ML Provost… - Wildlife …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Context. Livestock producers worldwide are negatively affected by livestock losses because
of predators and wildlife-transmitted diseases. In the western Great Lakes Region of the …

Where do livestock guardian dogs go? Movement patterns of free-ranging Maremma sheepdogs

L Van Bommel, CN Johnson - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In many parts of the world, livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) are a relatively new and
increasingly popular method for controlling the impact of wild predators on livestock. On …

Good virtual fences make good neighbors: opportunities for conservation

DS Jachowski, R Slotow, JJ Millspaugh - Animal Conservation, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Fences can both enhance and detract from the conservation of wildlife, and many
detrimental impacts are associated with creating physical barriers. By contrast, virtual fences …

Coexistence through the ages: The role of native livestock guardian dogs and traditional ecological knowledge as key resources in conflict mitigation between …

CM Ivaşcu, A Biro - Journal of Ethnobiology, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) in the Romanian Carpathians are as old as the pastoral
presence and activity in the region. The main role of these dogs is to protect livestock from …

[HTML][HTML] Still a good dog! Long-term use and effectiveness of livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators in Australia's extensive grazing systems

L Van Bommel, CN Johnson - Wildlife Research, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Livestock predation is a significant problem for livestock producers all over the
world. Livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) can protect livestock from predators, but little is …

[PDF][PDF] Differences in livestock consumption by grey wolf, golden jackal, coyote and stray dog revealed by a systematic review

A Kalandarishvili, A Feher… - Hystrix Ital. J …, 2024 - italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it
Grey wolf (Canis lupus), golden jackal (Canis aureus), coyote (Canis latrans) and stray dog
(Canis familiaris) are having increasing population trends in Europe and the United States …