Funding flows West to help ranchers reduce conflicts with large carnivores

Wyoming Public Radio | By Will Walkey

Published December 16, 2023 at 10:01 AM MST

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Research shows that additional human presence on a landscape can help protect herds from large carnivores.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending more than $22 million to help livestock producers in the West reduce conflicts with large carnivores and steward land for wildlife. The funding is part of a larger effort to preserve agricultural lands.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending more than $22 million to help livestock producers in the West reduce conflicts with large carnivores and steward land for wildlife. The funding is part of a larger effort to preserve agricultural lands.