Workshop on Carnivore-Livestock Management

Welcome and Introduction - Brian Snyder, Executive Director of InFACT

Session 1 

• Social Change and Human-Animal Interactions: Past, Present and Future
  Jeremy T. Bruskotter (School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University)
• The Rise of Public Concern for Wildlife
  Alia Dietsch (School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University)

Session 2 

• Rearing Livestock in Ohio
  Roger High (Ohio Farm Bureau Federation)
• How Can We Manage Livestock and Carnivore Interactions
  Brady Campbell (Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University)
• Predators: Stress, Health and Disease
  Liz Parker (Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University)

Session 3 

• The Economics of Livestock (Sheep and Lamb) Predation
  Stephanie Shwiff (USDA-National Wildlife Research Center)
• The Impact of Coyotes on Deer Populations: What Do We Know?
  Clint McCoy (Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife)

Session 4 

• The Enemy of My Enemy: Benefits of Carnivores
  Laura Prugh (School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington)
• Behavioral Ecology of Eastern Coyotes
  Stanley D. Gehrt (School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University)
• Carnivore Behavior and Ecology: Implications for Management
  Eric M. Gese (USDA-WS-National Wildlife Research Center and Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University)

Session 5 

• Adaptive Deterrent Management Strategies
  Julie K. Young (USDA-WS-National Wildlife Research Center, Predator Research Facility)
• Controlling Carnivores Around Livestock
  Stewart Breck (USDA-WS-National Wildlife Research Center)
• Testing Nonlethal Management Tools for Reducing Livestock Losses to Carnivores
  Tom Gehring (Department of Biology, Central Michigan University)

Closing Remarks – What next?