An article in PLOS finds that non-lethal methods are the most effective for managing predator/livestock conflicts.
Ethical wildlife management guided by the “best scientific and commercial data available” would suggest suspending the standard method of trapping wolves in favor of non-lethal methods (livestock guarding dogs or fladry) that have been proven effective in preventing livestock losses in Michigan and elsewhere.
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An article in PLOS finds that non-lethal methods are the most effective for managing predator/livestock conflicts.
Ethical wildlife management guided by the “best scientific and commercial data available” would suggest suspending the standard method of trapping wolves in favor of non-lethal methods (livestock guarding dogs or fladry) that have been proven effective in preventing livestock losses in Michigan and elsewhere.
Read the article from the link above or by clicking on the plot below.