Relevant IUCN Specialist Groups
African Elephant Specialist Group
www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/afesg/
The website provides technical resources for elephant conservation and management. The Human-Elephant Conflict Working Group section provides excellent reviews, case studies and conflict resolution materials.
African Lion Working Group www.african-lion.org
Dedicated to all aspects of conservation, research, and management of free-ranging lion populations in Africa
Bear Specialist Group www.bearbiology.com/bsgmain
Site under developement
Canid Specialist Group www.canids.org
Detailed information on the biology and conservation of canid species, with an extensive database including canid-human conflict projects.
Cat Specialist Group www.catsg.org
The site provides information on the species of wild cats and conservation projects
Deer Specialist Group
iibce.edu.uy/citogenetica/deer/dsgwww/deer_specialist_group.htm
The group's aim is to contribute to biodiversity conservation through the improvement of the welfare of viable deer
populations in the world
Sustainable Use Specialist Group
www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/susg/index.html
The group's mission is to promote the conservation of biological diversity and alleviation of poverty
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General wildlife damage sites
The Berryman Institute for Wildlife Damage Management
www.berrymaninstitute.org
Research and development of innovative methods to solve human wildlife conflicts
Califonia sea lions in the Newport Harbor www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/hbr/sea lions.htm Environmentally friendly measures to boat and property owners to reduce damage by sea lions
Cornell University Resource Centre
www.cce.cornell.edu/store
Various wildlife damage reduction guidelines to purchase
Grizzly Compensation Trust website
The Bailey Wildlife Foundation Grizzly Compensation Trus offer compensation to ranchers and farmers as a way to help reduce grizzly bear-related economic losses while promoting grizzly bear conservation
Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management cwdm.org (improved!)
It offers help from professionals in animal damage control, library materials, news, etc.
Living With Wildlife Foundation www.lwwf.org
LWWF works to provide people with the latest information on products and techniques they can use to address problems with wildlife
Managing Conflicts with Wildlife
www.coopext.colostate.edu/wildlife/
Designed to assist residents of Colorado who are experiencing conflicts with wildlife
National Wildlife Research Center
www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/research/index.html
Scientific research and information on wildlife and its relationship to agriculture and public safety
Urban Wildlife - Wild Neighbors
www.hsus.org/ace/19400
Human Society US urban wildlife program promotes non-lethal means for resolving conflicts between wildlife and humans
The Wildlife Crossings Toolkit
www.wildlifecrossings.info/beta2.htm
Designed for professional wildlife biologists and engineers faced with integrating our highway infrastructure and wildlife resources.
Wildlife Damage Management Working Group wildlifedamagegroup.unl.edu
Site of The Wildlife Society working group: news, meetings, publications, and forums for members.
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Predation on livestock
Carnivore Conservation
www.carnivoreconservation.org
Excellent site on everything carnivorous. Huge number of links and excellent
database including human-carnivore conflict literature
COEX: Sharing the Land with Wildlife www.coex-wildlife.org
A non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin whose mission is to promote the coexistence of people and wild animals
Colorado Gray Wolf Management Working Group
www2.merid.org/graywolf
A multi-disciplinary work group, set up by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, to prepare a management plan for any future wolf migrations into Colorado
Conditioned Taste Aversion
www.conditionedtasteaversion.net
Information on CTA use to deal with wildlife management problems, including wolves and other endangered species
Damage Prevention and Control
www.conservation.state.mo.us/manag/coyotes/control.htm
Site of the Missouri Department of Conservation with technical advice in preventing problems with coyotes
Global Carnivore Program (WCS)
www.savingwildplaces.com/swp-globalcarnivore
Wildlife Conservation Society site on carnivore biology and conservation
Grizzly Compensation Trust
www.defenders.org/wildlife/grizzly/grizcomp
The site of the Bailey Wildlife Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, responsible for the grizzly compensation program.
KORA www.kora.unibe.ch
Coordinated research projects for the conservation and management of carnivores in Switzerland.
Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE)
www.lcie.org
Working to secure Europe's large carnivores in coexistence with people. The Carnivore Damage Prevention News site (CDPNews) provides entry into a network of people
working with a wide range of conflict problems.
Proactive Carnivore Conservation
www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/facts/pro.html
The Bailey Wildlife Foundation, working with landowners, resource managers and others to prevent or reduce predator problems
Pro-Carnivores
www.procarnivoros.org.br
The aims of this association is to promote the conservation of Neotropical carnivores and their habitats
National Wildlife Research Centre: Improved Technologies and Nonlethal Techniques for Managing Predation
Alternative capture systems and aversive stimulus applications for managing predation
Wolves and Humans Foundation www.wolvesandhumans.org
A registered UK charity working with people and communities to find practical solutions to the problems of co-existence with wolves, bears and lynx
Wolf Compensation Trust website
The Bailey Wildlife Foundation Wolf Compensation Trust is a model of the incentives that might be offered to private landholders for supporting threatened and endangered species. The trust compensates ranchers in the U.S. northern Rockies for all verified livestock losses to wolves
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Livestock guarding animals
Flock & Family Guardian Network
www.flockguard.org
Livestock & family guardian dog comprehensive resource gateway. Reports on different breeds of livestock guarding dogs
Llamapaedia
www.llamapaedia.com/uses/guard.html
Information on Ilamas for sheep guarding
Livestock Guarding Dogs www.lgd.org
Site of the Livestock Guardian Dog Association
Working Dog Web
www.workingdogweb.com/wdbreeds.htm
Breeds, breeders and history information with links to other web pages
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Suppliers of equipment for damage prevention
BearSaver www.bearsaver.com
The US leading supplier of bear resistant enclosures and containers
Gallagher www.gallagher.co.nz
Suppliers of electric fencing materials worldwide. Download Gallagher's Power FenceTM Manual:
www.gallagher.co.nz/nzl/pf.manual.aspx
PATKON Electric Fence Power Probe
www.pakton.com.au
An easy to use fence tester
USUS Wild Neighbors
www.hsus.org/ace/13461
Manufacturers and suppliers of products used to resolve wildlife conflicts
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Conservation projects addressing
conflict
Animal Protection Institute: Coexisting with Wildlife
API's Coexisting with Wildlife campaign promotes educated coexistence with our wild neighbors. The site provides tools and guidance for nonlethal conflict management.
Andean Bear Conservation Project www.andeanbear.org
The site informs of efforts to conserve the Andean bear in Ecuador
African Wild Dog Conservancy www.awdconservancy.org
Investigates the status and ecology of wild dogs in Southern Kenya and assists with community-based education programs
The Association for Nature 'WOLF' www.wolf.most.org.pl
Polish organisation dedicated to the protection and management of large carnivores, through scientific research and ecological education both in Poland and abroad
Awely -
Des animaux et des hommes www.awely.com
A non-profit organisation working on human/wildlife conflicts Africa, Asia and South America.
Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife www.beaversww.org
Assisting homeowners and communities with solutions to beaver/human conflicts
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) www.cheetah.org
The Fund develops and implements livestock management practices to eliminate the need for ranchers to kill cheetahs
Education for Conservation www.education4conservation.org
A portal and a central access point to information, knowledge, resources and materials for anyone involved in conservation education
The Elephant Pepper Development Trust www.elephantpepper.org
Chillies not only deter elephants from crops, but also serve as a lucrative cash crop for the farmers
FRAP - Framework for biodiversity Reconciliation Action Plans www.frap-project.ufz.de
Development of a procedural framework for Action Plans to reconcile conflicts between the conservation of large vertebrates and the use of biological resources: fisheries and fish-eating vertebrates as a model case
GeesePeace www.geesepeace.org
A community-based organization that implements population stabilization and nuisance abatement
Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS)
www.iraniancheetah.org
Working to save the surviving Asiatic cheetah, reducing human-cheetah conflict via implementing socio-economic plans.
LIFE COEX www.life-coex.net
Improving coexistence of large carnivores and agriculture in Suthern Europe
Living with Elephants Foundation - LWEF www.livingwithelephants.org
A Botswana registered non-profit organization dedicated to creating harmonious relationships between people and elephants.
Living with Lions www.lionconservation.org The Laikipia Predator Project and the Kilimanjaro Lion Conservation Project work to save wild lions outside national parks
Painted Dog Conservation
www.painteddog.org
Working to conserve and increase the range and numbers of African wild dogs in Zimbabwe through research and experimentation with conservation tools and education.
Predator Conservation Trust www.predatorconservation.com
This UK-based charity rises funds for research and education that promots conservation practises via effective conflict resolution and sustainable utilisation, along with education.
Savannah Elephant Vocalization Project www.elephantvoices.org
Understanding the "language" of elephants has the potential to provide imaginative new tools for their better conservation and the management of
crop raiding or problem animals
Save the Elephants www.savetheelephants.org
Research and conservation
towards developing a tolerant relationship between elephants and humans across Africa. Lots of online resources.
Save the Jaguar www.savethejaguar.com
Wildlife Conservation Society site on jaguar ecology and conservation; the Jaguar Conservation Program adresses jaguar-livestock conflicts and rancher outreach
Save the Manatee Club www.savethemanatee.org
Saving the Amur leopard
www.amur-leopard.org
Conservation projects to protect one of the most critically endangered species
in the world
Snow Leopard Trust www.snowleopard.org
The leader in the effort to secure the snow leopard's future, protecting snow leopards in partnership with the people who share their mountain environment.
Palas Conservation and Development Project
www.palasvalley.org
Education to reduce wildlife depredation of crops in the Palas Forest, Kohistan, Pakistan
Slovak Wildlife Society Research www.slovakwildlife.org
An Anglo-Slovak initiative for the conservation of Carpathian wildlife -wolf, bear, lynx and chamois- by finding sustainable solutions for co-existence with people
Tigris Foundation www.tigrisfoundation.nl
Dedicated to he survival of Amur tigers and leopards in the wild, including compensation of livestock kills. Member of the Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance -ALTA
The Swiss Lynx Project by KORA www.kora.unibe.ch
It maintains a database with all cases of livestock killings and statistics in quasi real-time
UK Population Biology Network (UKPopNet) www.ukpopnet.org
The group develops a generic model integrating population
ecology and socio-economics as a framework for the
resolution of conflicts that arise as a result of changes in wildlife
populations.
Wolf Trust www.wolftrust.org.uk
A Scottish charity promoting a wolf reintroduction to the Scottish Highlands
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Conservation organisations
The African Conservation Foundation www.africanconservation.org
The portal for the Conservation of Africa's Flora and Fauna
The African Wildlife Foundation www.awf.org
Amara Conservation www.amaraconservation.org
Amara Conservation is dedicated to assisting the people and wildlife of Kenya and East Africa through environmental education, antipoaching, wildlife rescues and other conservation projects.
BirdLife International www.birdlife.org.uk
It includes links to the BirdLife Partners world-wide
Born Free Foundation
www.bornfree.org.uk
Campaigns for the protection and conservation of animals in their natural habitat
Conservation Biology African Section www.conbio.net/scb/africa_en.asp.
Conservation International (CI) www.conservation.org
The Conservation Measures Partnership
www.conservationmeasures.org/CMP
To improve the practice of biodiversity conservation by developing and promoting common standards for the process of conservation and measuring
its impact
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
www.cepf.net
CEPF provides strategic assistance to nongovernmental organizations, community groups and other civil society partners to help safeguard Earth's biodiversity hotspots
The Earthwatch Institute www.earthwatch.org
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) www.fauna-flora.org
Fauna Australis
www.fauna-australis.puc.cl
A wildlife conservation initiative for South America
International Association for Bear Research and Management
www.bearbiology.com
A non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the conservation of all species of bears
International Institute for Environment and Development
www.iied.org
International Nature Network
International www.inaturenet.org
Promoting cooperation, networking and volunteering for wildlife and nature, based in Greece
IUCN - The World Conservation Union
www.iucn.org
Mosaic Conservation www.mosaic-conservation.org
A partnership promoting the use of high quality research to natural resource planning and management at the interface between landscapes, people, wildlife and broader biodiversity.
The Nature Conservation Foundation www.ncf-india.org
Dedicated to promoting the use of science for wildlife conservation in India, and translating this knowledge into on-ground conservation action.
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) www.conbio.org
International professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity
TRAFFIC www.traffic.org
Information on CITES and species in trade
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) www.wildcru.org
Oxford University. Practical solutions to conservation problems
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) www.wcs.org
The Wildlife Society (TWS) wildlife.org
International
non-profit association dedicated to
excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) www.panda.org
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Other Resources
Animal jobs www.animal-job.co.uk
Worldwide animal & conservation related jobs and volunteer opportunities
The Canopy www.thecanopy.org/introframe.htm
Creating links between scientists, corporations and the public to meet the needs of wildlife, business and society
2003 Conservation Directory
www.nwf.org/conservationdirectory
Published by the National Wildlife Federation, lists conservation organizations including non-profits, government agencies and education organizations
ConservationEvidence.com www.conservationevidence.com
This website collates information on the effectiveness of conservation practice. Case studies on habitat restoration, reintroduction, species and habitat management, and reviews on various aspects of conservation practice.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) www.cepf.net
CEPF provides strategic assistance to nongovernmental organizations, community groups and other civil society partners to help safeguard Earth's biodiversity hotspots.
EnviroLink www.envirolink.org
The online environmental community
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) www.eia-international.org
Exposing crimes against wildlife and the environment and seeking lasting solutions by working with local communities and lobbying governments
E/The Environmental Magazine
www.emagazine.com
With an extensive online directory of environmental products and services
International Conservation Project Funders
conservation.bp.com/advice/funding.asp
A list of organisations, foundations, funds and institutions which provide support to conservation projects around the world.
World Resources Institute www.wri.org
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