Ranching with Carnivores: Modern Perspectives on Coexistence

The Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, in collaboration with ConBio and Westies SIGs, is hosting a symposium on ranching and large carnivore interactions in the West. The symposium will kick off on Thursday evening, February 2nd at 6:00 pm in Burke Auditorium with a film screening of The Range Riders.

Breakout sessions on topics ranging from how ranchers deal with loss and compensation, to strategies for reducing predation on livestock, to predator ecology and the sociology of conflict and coexistence with carnivores in the American West.

Film Screening Thursday, February 2nd, 6:00 pm | Burke Auditorium

The Range Riders, an independent documentary film directed by Susan Kucera features several people in the ranching world dealing with the expanding wolf population, particularly in Washington, Montana and Wyoming. One of the main characters is a rancher (Kathy) in eastern Washington who is nervous about her animals as wolves are recolonizing. Others are ranchers or range riders who are learning to coexist with large carnivores. Featuring special guest Matt Barnes, of People and Carnivores, who worked with a number of ranchers and managers on the Union Pass Project. Matt will be available after the screening for questions.