Contemporary Livestock–Predator Themes Identified Through a Wyoming, USA Rancher Survey
Citation
Windh, J. L., Stam, B., & Scasta, J. D. (2019). Contemporary Livestock–Predator Themes Identified Through a Wyoming, USA Rancher Survey. Rangelands, 41(2), 94–101.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
RangelandsAdditional Links
https://rangelands.orgAbstract
Livestock-predator interactions structure ranchers' perceptions of predators. We surveyed 274 ranchers in Wyoming using open-answer questions about contemporary livestock-predator themes. Four themes emerged: 1) difficulty mitigating losses from protected large carnivores; 2) escalating impacts of predatory birds on livestock and wildlife; 3) sustainability of predator management funding; and 4) continual bureaucratic complexities of predator management. Themes had an underlying thread regarding the tension between state control versus federal control including concern about growing predator populations that may affect both livestock and native wildlife such as greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus).Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0190-0528ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.rala.2018.11.007