Western Landowners Alliance issues wildlife guide

Western Landowners Alliance has released a wildlife guide produced by and for landowners and practitioners constructively engaged in one of the greatest conservation challenges of our time — how to share and manage a wild, working landscape that sustains both people and wildlife. Historically, the relationship between ranchers and large carnivores - native predators capable of killing and eating livestock — in the western United States may well have been predominantly adversarial. The reality now is that some of the most outspoken advocates for peaceful coexistence with wildlife are the ranchers and landowners whose land provides critical habitat. While WLA's guide, "Reducing Conflict with Grizzly Bears, Wolves and Elk," centers on the more well-known and publicized struggles between man and animal in the Rockies, the important lessons and knowledge are universal throughout the West. The resources and best management practices in the guide have been developed and informed by dedicated landowners, wildlife agencies, researchers and nonprofit organizations. Each of the contributors in this guide brings a wealth of real-world experience in ranching and wildlife management and knows first-hand the difference between what looks good on paper and what works on the ground...MORE

To download the guide, producers should go to WLR's website, https://westernlandowners.org, and scroll down to the guide.