“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.”  
​- Harrington Emerson

Traditional range riders have proven successful in reducing wolf-cattle conflict in other parts of the western United States and Canada, with dense populations of wolves and other large carnivores.  ​Working Circle takes the concept of range riders to a more comprehensive, sustainable, and effective level in what we call the Range Steward program.

The Range Stewards receive in-depth consultation and training in cutting-edge stockmanship techniques and, herd management practices, along with wildlife tracking and monitoring and understanding wolf behavior and ecology.  Range Stewards also receive ongoing support as needed to reduce cattle vulnerability to predation and implement practices that increase ranch resiliency and economic viability.  

We believe that Range Stewards should come from within each ranching community or individual ranch family or operation. It is our desire for ranching families to manage their own operations, including wolf-livestock conflict and risk-reduction strategies independent of long-term outside reliance. 

It is important that the individual ranchers and the community takes ownership of the process with support as needed to ensure it meets the unique needs and goals of each operation and region.
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 Range Steward Consultation, Support and Training Opportunities

Wolf-Livestock Conflict Risk Assessment
Stockmanship For Reducing Conflict
Ranching For Profit
Wolf Behavior and Ecology
  Wildlife Tracking
Working Dogs
Strategy Development

 

Multi-Day Clinics for Livestock Producers

Working Circle offers sponsorships to individual landowners and ranch managers to participate in diverse multi-day clinics:

Understanding Vulnerability for reducing wolf-livestock conflict
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Stockmanship for Reducing Vulnerability
Bud William's Low Stress Livestock Handling 
​Horsemanship
Working Dogs
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Wolf Behavior and Ecology
Wolves and Livestock Interaction 
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​​Supplemental Non-Lethal Tools
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Sustainable Ranching for Coexisting with Predators
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Ranching for Profit 
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Wildlife Tracking
​Landscape Monitoring
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​Strategy Development

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

See Resources page for
upcoming opportunities.

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​"We are grateful you came along; this is an issue we have struggled to deal with and honestly have been unsure of how to proceed. The Working Circle model provides the most sense moving forward.”
                                                                                      ~ Oregon Senior Wildlife Biologist,
​US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Our California Range Stewards are 100% sponsored by
Oakland Zoo/Conservation Society of California
See our Supporting Partners page for more information