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
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
Outline Methods Results so far Four areas of conflict Five principal species Examples of mitigations Conclusions so far Your ideas
Outline Methods Results so far Four areas of conflict Five principal species Examples of mitigations Conclusions so far Your ideas
Range ecosystem model Decomposers Rancher, Range manager Vegetation Primary producers Domestic and wild grazers Primary consumers Predators Secondary consumers Wikipedia John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Range ecosystem model Decomposers Rancher, Range manager Wikipedia Vegetation Primary producers Domestic and wild grazers Primary consumers Predators Secondary consumers Wikipedia John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Range ecosystem model Decomposers Rancher, Range manager Wikipedia Vegetation Primary producers Domestic and wild grazers Primary consumers Predators Secondary consumers John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Range ecosystem model Decomposers Rancher, Range manager Wikipedia Vegetation Primary producers Domestic and wild grazers Primary consumers Predators Secondary consumers John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Range ecosystem model Decomposers Rancher, Range manager Wikipedia Vegetation Primary producers Domestic and wild grazers Primary consumers Predators Secondary consumers John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
What are the conflicts experienced on the ground? Lynn Huntsinger Does the scientific literature address these conflicts?
Outline Methods Results so far Four areas of conflict Five principal species Examples of mitigations Conclusions so far Your ideas
Results so far 6 preliminary interviews 17 popular media articles 98 scientific studies
Results so far 4 main areas of conflict
Wikipedia Habitat conflicts John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Wikipedia Forage conflicts John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Wikipedia Predation conflicts John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Wikipedia Disease conflicts John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker
Wikipedia Disease conflicts John Sandy Erica Spotswood Bryan Voelker Habitat conflicts Predation conflicts Forage conflicts
Results so far 5 principal species
Rebecca Wenk
Bryan Voelker
Tejon Ranch Conservancy
Bryan Voelker
Results so far
Habitat
Pinnacles National Park Habitat
Pinnacles National Park Habitat Pinnacles National Park
Results so far
Bryan Voelker Forage
gothunts.com
Results so far
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Predation
santacruzpumas.org Predation
Results so far
Guy E. Connolly Predation
UC Hopland Field Station Marin County Livestock Protection Program Predation
Outline Methods Results so far Four areas of conflict Five principal species Examples of mitigations Conclusions so far Your ideas
Pinnacles National Park gothunts.com santacruzpumas.org UC Hopland Field Station
Guy E. Connolly
G. Smith Your ideas Interviews Sheri Spiegal
Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Thank you!