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September 10, 2025Open Access

Pumas, culpeo foxes, bad and good dogs. Assessing strategies to mitigate predation

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PGPablo GásperoGVGerardo J. de la VegaJTJ S Taylor

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Overview

Study assesses sheep mortality due to pumas and culpeo foxes in Patagonia, highlighting LGD effectiveness.

Key Points

  • Approximately 25.9% of sheep deaths were due to pumas, indicating significant predation impact.
  • Statistical analyses revealed that livestock guarding dogs significantly reduced puma predation on sheep.
  • Culpeo fox predation likelihood was influenced by both fox abundance and prey availability.
  • Resources should shift towards promoting effective LGD implementation, as opposed to reductionist policies.

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Gáspero et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c183f89b7b07f3a060fcdbhttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7234506/v1
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