Special thanks to Stephanie Simek, WDFW Wildlife Conflict Manager
Western Wildlife Outreach, through funding and assistance provide through Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has created an integrated outreach program that can be presented to interested audiences of all types, although the primary target audience is small-scale livestock producers who want to know more about steps they can take to avoid conflicts with gray wolves. In order to find the very best approaches applicable to Washington and similar regions, WWO conducted a search of current research projects and techniques. Those findings and recommendations are available at the link below:
Living with Livestock and Wolves Wolf-Livestock Conflict Avoidance A Review of the Literature
PowerPoint Nonlethal Conflict Avoidance Measures
Fact Sheet 1 Introduction to Washington’s Wolves, Wolf Behavior and Nonlethal Wolf Deterrent Methods
Fact Sheet 3 Range Riders, Herders and Increased Human Presence
Fact Sheet 4 Reducing Attractants, Carcass Management, and Composting
Fact Sheet 5 Fencing, Fladry and Night-penning
Fact Sheet 6 Alarm or Scare Devices and Hazing to Deter Wolf Presence