Hello Wild Side Readers,
I’ve been delving into several new topics (for me at least). The previous post was about managing wildlife damage on grape farms, and this one addresses issues with predation on livestock. I’m specifically focusing on coyotes and black vultures. While livestock producers have been mitigating issues with coyotes for many years now, black vulture predation has come onto the map in the past few decades. Below are resources for preventing loss due to black vultures and coyotes. Recently, I gave a presentation to the Jackson County Farmer’s Club, and the slide set from that program is also included below. I hope this information is useful!
Marne Titchenell
Wildlife Program Specialist
Dealing with Conflict: Black Vultures and Coyote – slide set from Jackson Co. program
Fact sheets:
- Vultures – USDA, Wildlife Services
- Coyotes – USDA, Wildlife Services
- Preventing and Controlling Coyote Problems – OSU Extension Fact Sheet
- Livestock Indemnity Program – USDA, Farm Service Agency
- Predators of Poultry – OSU Extension
- Best Management Practices: Trapping Coyotes in the Eastern United States
Additional Resources
- Nusiance Vultures – ODNR, Division of Wildlife
- Acoustic Scare Devices Tech Sheet – ODNR, Division of Wildlife
- Laser Scare Devices Tech Sheet – ODNR, Division of Wildlife
- OSU Sheep Team Blog – OSU Extension (search ‘predators’)
- How to Deter Vultures – University of Kentucky Extension
- Black Vulture Effigy Direction – University of Kentucky Extension
- OSU Poultry Team Blog – OSU Extension
If you see black vultures with a red wing band, please report to – www.reportband.gov