WORKING CIRCLE

Working Circle was formed as a community-based initiative to develop and support the development and implementation of strategies that support working ranch sustainability with the presence of predators on shared landscapes while addressing the related social dynamics... The Working Circle was formed in 2016 as a program of California Wolf Center in partnership with Northern California and Southern Oregon ranchers. The goal was to collaboratively discover, test, and implement strategies to reduce the vulnerability of cattle to large carnivores in an effort to minimize unnecessary losses of both cattle and wolves. Initial efforts were based on merging rancher knowledge and expertise of the land and cattle with the skills and knowledge of experienced large carnivore biologists. The effort has since evolved into a more comprehensive approach that connects the dots between stockmanship and range management practices that have demonstrated to not only decrease vulnerability in livestock to..

Also known as: The Working Circle