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    • The Root of the Coexistence Challenge
  • SERVING RANCHING COMMUNITIES
    • Reducing Wolf-Livestock Conflict >
      • Range Riding - Beyond Human Presence
      • Conflict Risk Assessment and Consultations
      • Financial Support
      • Working Circles
    • Supporting Ranch Resiliency & Sustainability
    • Wolf, Wildlife, and Landscape Surveys
    • Increasing Social Understanding for Shared Landscapes
  • RESOURCES
    • Educational Resources and Information
    • Understanding Wolf-Livestock Conflict Risk
    • Calving Season Tips
    • Ranching For Profit
    • Wolf Biology and Behavior
    • Advocacy and The Power of the Whole Story
  • Partners
    • Working Circle Field Team
    • Supporting Partners
    • Board of Directors
  • CONTACT
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Educational Resources
​and Information 
​RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Revolution on the Range, The Rise of the New Ranch in the American West, Courtney White 
Stockmanship and Handling Cattle on the Range, Steve Cote (click on title to download & print the book for free) 
How Wolves Hunt: The Behavior of Wolves Hunting Wild Prey, Daniel R. MacNulty, Douglas W. Smith, and L. David Mech
Wolfer
, Carter Niemeyer (
Wolfer can be ordered at: https://www.carterniemeyer.com/bio)
​Dirt to Soil, One Family's Journey into Regenerative Agriculture,
 Gabe Brown
​STOCKMANSHIP
Cattle Up Stockmanship, Dawn Hnatow

Stockmanship Journal - Whit Hibbard
Stockmanship and Handling Cattle on the Range, Steve Cote (click on title to download & print the book for free)
Cattle Sense - Steve Cote

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
"Stockmanship and Livestock Predation Mitigation", Hilary Zaranek, (2016, July). Stockmanship Journal, Volume 5, Issue2, pages 34-46.
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"Cattle Handling Made Simple", Joel Ham, (2016 July), Stockmanship Journal, Volume 5, Issue2, pages 47-55.
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WOLVES, LIVESTOCK, PEOPLE 
The Wolf Connection - Karin Vardaman, Ranching with Wolves (Podcast)

Strategic Ranching with Wolves  (Video interview with Oregon Rancher)
CO Howl - Karin Vardaman (Podcast)
Colorado State University (website)
Montana Rancher Learns to Live with Wolves (Podcast or read)
Hunters For Wolves (website)
Sedona Wolf Week - Working Circle Coexistence Panel 2019 (video) 


WOLF BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY
Wolves on the Hunt: The Behavior of Wolves Hunting Wild Prey, Daniel R. MacNulty, Douglas W. Smith, and L. David Mech
​Among Wolves, Gordon Haber and Marybeth Holleman
Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone, Doug Smith
The Rise of Wolf 8, Rick McIntyre
​Wolf Tracks vs Dog Tracks - what are you seeing?
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RANCHING FOR PROFIT SCHOOL - Ranch Management Consultants (RMC)
"Ranching can be profitable!"  - Working Circle is proud to partner with RMC to offer sponsorships to the Ranching for Profit School. Check out their website and Contact us to learn more about sponsorship programs.

MULTI-DAY CLINICS for LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS 
WC offers sponsorships to individual landowners, managers, and ranch hands to participate in diverse, customized multi-day clinics that include:
​Ranching in the Modern World
~ Sustainable Ranching for Coexisting with Wolves 
~ Creating Ranch Resiliency 
​~ Ranching for Profit
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Stockmanship 
~ Cattle Up Stockmanship with Dawn Hnatow
Cattle Herd Health & Nutrition

​Predators on Shared Landscapes
~ Wolf Hunting Behavior and Ecology
~ Wolves and Prey, and Livestock Interaction 
​​Understanding the Landscape
​~ Landscape monitoring
~ 
Wildlife tracking
~ Use of trail cameras

​These clinics are also recommended for wildlife agency personnel engaged in the wolf conservation arena.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES (No Cost to Ranchers or Agency Personnel)
~
Virtual Wolves & Ranching workshops and presentations available free by request; contact us for more information

ON-RANCH VULNERABILITY RISK ASSESSMENTS 
Working Circle offers on ranch wolf-livestock conflict risk assessments and supports livestock producers in co-creating strategies that best meet the needs of the individual landowner and/or community based on individual ranch goals. On-going support provided during implantation of plan.  Contact us for more information.

EAT WELL AND SUPPORT THOSE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Mt. Shasta Wild - Partner & Livestock Producer, California

STATE WOLF INFORMATION (Regions of current WC focus):
California
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Gray Wolf
Wolves in California, Frequently Asked Questions, CDFW

​​Colorado
Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Wolf Management
Wolves in Colorado, Frequently Asked Questions, CPW
 
Oregon
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Gray Wolf
Wolves in Oregon, Frequently Asked Questions

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Serving California, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon
DONATE HERE to support proven, long-term, and sustainable strategies
to reduce wolf-livestock conflict, thus protecting both cattle and wolves.

For more ways to donate visit our SUPPORT US! page.

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Mission-Vision
    • Approach
    • The Root of the Coexistence Challenge
  • SERVING RANCHING COMMUNITIES
    • Reducing Wolf-Livestock Conflict >
      • Range Riding - Beyond Human Presence
      • Conflict Risk Assessment and Consultations
      • Financial Support
      • Working Circles
    • Supporting Ranch Resiliency & Sustainability
    • Wolf, Wildlife, and Landscape Surveys
    • Increasing Social Understanding for Shared Landscapes
  • RESOURCES
    • Educational Resources and Information
    • Understanding Wolf-Livestock Conflict Risk
    • Calving Season Tips
    • Ranching For Profit
    • Wolf Biology and Behavior
    • Advocacy and The Power of the Whole Story
  • Partners
    • Working Circle Field Team
    • Supporting Partners
    • Board of Directors
  • CONTACT
  • SUPPORT US!