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Coexisting with Carnivores This resource offers information about non-lethal tools and educational resources available to prevent conflicts with wild carnivores. Our goal is to guide communities, livestock owners, landowners, recreationists and resource professionals to identify working solutions to promote the ability of humans and wild carnivores to live in harmony. Species Restoration Projects The Endangered Species Act works to ensure the survival of our most critically endangered wildlife; however, many species in danger are not covered by it. We created Species Restoration Projects to identify species in need of attention. Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders An initiative that brings together twenty new, emerging leaders in the wildlife conservation field for capacity building and intense training in campaign development and skills, including implementation of a two-year group international wildlife issue campaign. Livestock Producer Advisory Council In 2004 we created the Livestock Producer Advisory Council, consisting of sheep and cattle ranchers, to forge better relations between the ranching and conservation communities. Participants on the council have helped us further our wildlife conservation goals while addressing the concerns of livestock producers. Proactive Carnivore Conservation Fund Through this fund, we help ranchers, landowners and communities live successfully and responsibly with carnivores. Our success at expanding the range of predators will be directly proportional to our success at reducing conflict between predators and humans. Wolf Coexistence Partnership The Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Coexistence Partnership is demonstrating ways that conservationists and ranchers can work together to protect livestock and save wolves by avoiding and minimizing conflicts. The program helps prevent conflict between imperiled wolves and humans by supporting the use of nonlethal deterrents and best management practices. Wolf Compensation Trust Defenders announced on Aug. 20, 2010 that it will be transitioning its landmark wolf compensation program. Defenders will be providing additional support to some western states and tribes to aid in the transition as they take over compensation. The implementation of new federal legislation that provides funds to initiate state-run compensation programs will allow Defenders to focus on promoting coexistence by partnering with ranchers to prevent conflict between livestock and wolves. Grizzly Compensation Trust In 1997, we established this trust to offer compensation as a way to help reduce grizzly bear-related economic losses for individual ranchers and farmers while promoting grizzly bear conservation. Endangered Species Reward Fund We are committed to working with law enforcement agencies to stop the illegal killing of imperiled species. This incentive helps to uncover information in incidents involving a variety of species, including bears, lynx, sea otters and wolves. |
