USDA Offering Predator Damage Management Workshop in Oregon

 

USDA Offers Predator Damage Management Workshop in Oregon

 

 

 

Adaptive Predation Management: Using Nonlethal Methods Effectively

Friday May 13, 2016, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR

 

RIVERDALE, Md., January 8, 2016– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS) program will present a workshop, “Adaptive Predation Management: Using Nonlethal Methods Effectively,” on Friday May 13, 2016, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon.

Ranchers and predator advocates are invited to learn about using nonlethal methods to prevent or reduce predation, with a focus on wolf predation and the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. Presentations will highlight common applications and suggested improvements for nonlethal methods and will introduce new tools available to prevent or reduce predation to cattle, sheep, goats, and other resources.

This workshop, co-hosted by USDA Wildlife Services and Oregon State University Extension, will provide the science-based information that goes into developing nonlethal, predator damage management plans.  This workshop will provide the latest information on large-breed guard dog studies, collaborative efforts with producers, agencies and predator advocates, economics, compensation and the role of Oregon Department of Agriculture and County Wolf Committees.

 Registration, limited to 100 participants, is $10 which includes a box lunch. To attend, contact OSU Extension at 541/278-5403. More details.

 Producers throughout the West have had a positive response to Wildlife Services workshops on wildlife/predation damage management, including nonlethal methods, in California, Oregon, Montana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Idaho and Texas since 2014. Additional workshops are planned for Washington, Utah, and Nevada.