Reducing Risk on the Range: Non-lethal Practices for Managing Carnivore-Livestock Conflicts

Non-lethal predation risk management practices, including range riding, carcass management,
electric fencing/fladry, and associated practices can be incorporated into livestock production
systems to benefit both agricultural operations and wildlife. These practices:

• foster flexibility in grazing implementation,
• maintain adequate separation of carnivores and livestock to decrease both livestock and wildlife injury and mortality, and
• lead to more permeable working lands that allow for wildlife movements within and across connected landscapes.

This publication provides a guide to evaluate livestock risk to carnivore predation over space and
time; gives background on the forms and functions of range riding, carcass management, and
electric fencing/fladry; and outlines principles to guide practice implementation.