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Livestock Guardian Dogs: An Ancient Solution to Modern Wildlife Conflicts

March 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Livestock Guardian Dogs are a new addition to ranching culture in the United States, with the wider scale use of dogs implemented as recently as the 1970’s. Their place as a cultural staple of coexistence around the world, however, stretches back thousands of years. Join Gowan Batist, our Coexistence Programs Manager, to learn why this special relationship with dogs is possibly the most effective coexistence strategy across the globe. Find out why ranchers from Patagonia to Botswana are benefitting from working with these ancient pastoral partners.