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Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast: A Review of the Research Sheri Spiegal October 17, 2013 Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Meeting Tejon Ranch Conservancy Bryan Voelker Guy E. Connolly Bryan Voelker

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Page 1: Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast: A Review of the Research Sheri Spiegal October 17, 2013 Central Coast Rangeland Coalition

Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast:

A Review of the Research

Sheri SpiegalOctober 17, 2013

Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Meeting

Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Bryan Voelker

Guy E. Connolly

Bryan Voelker

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“What significant conflicts occur between livestock grazing and wildlife on the

Central Coast;

which can be mitigated, and which cannot;

how have these conflicts been mitigated effectively?”

Central Coast Rangeland

Coalition

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

Wikipedia

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

Wikipedia

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

Page 8: Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast: A Review of the Research Sheri Spiegal October 17, 2013 Central Coast Rangeland Coalition

Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

Page 9: Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast: A Review of the Research Sheri Spiegal October 17, 2013 Central Coast Rangeland Coalition

Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

Page 10: Livestock-Wildlife Conflicts in Rangelands of the Central Coast: A Review of the Research Sheri Spiegal October 17, 2013 Central Coast Rangeland Coalition

Range ecosystemmodel

Decomposers

Rancher, Range manager

Wikipedia

Vegetation Primary producers

Domestic and wild grazersPrimary consumers

PredatorsSecondary consumers

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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What are the conflicts experienced on the ground?

Lynn Huntsinger

Does the scientific

literatureaddress

these conflicts?

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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Results so far

• 6 preliminary interviews• 17 popular media articles• 98 scientific studies

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Results so far

• 4 main areas of conflict

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Wikipedia

Habitat conflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Forageconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Predationconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Diseaseconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

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Wikipedia

Diseaseconflicts

John Sandy

Erica Spotswood Erica SpotswoodBryan Voelker

Habitat conflicts

Predationconflicts

Forageconflicts

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Results so far

• 5 principal species

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Rebecca Wenk

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Bryan Voelker

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Tejon Ranch Conservancy

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Bryan Voelker Bryan Voelker

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Bryan Voelker Bryan Voelker

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Habitat

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Pinnacles National Park

Habitat

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Pinnacles National Park

Habitat

Pinnacles National Park

Pinnacles National Park

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Bryan Voelker

Forage

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Forage

gothunts.com

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Predation

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santacruzpumas.org

Predation

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Results so farAREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

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Guy E. Connolly

Predation

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UC Hopland Field Station

Marin County Livestock Protection Program

Predation

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Outline

• Methods• Results so far• Four areas of conflict• Five principal species• Examples of mitigations

• Conclusions so far• Your ideas

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AREA OF CONFLICT

CONFLICT MITIGATION

PRINCIPAL SPECIES

Habitat Exclusion fencing Feral pig

Forage Fee hunting Tule elk

Predation Planning , outreach, education Mountain lion

Predation Marin Livestock Protection Program Coyote

Pinnacles National Park

gothunts.com

santacruzpumas.orgUC Hopland Field Station

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Guy E. Connolly

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G. Smith

Your ideas

InterviewsSheri [email protected]

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Central Coast

Rangeland Coalition

Thank you!