Northern San Juan • Entered by Judith Lopez on June 30, 2022
Non-lethal carnivore deterrent
June 19, 2022 – June 19, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 9.0 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 29 |
Key Issue: Wildlife Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Carnivore Coexistence Lab Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Other (1 )
Short Description of Activity
Judith Lopez and two other volunteers recruited by a Broad’s member assisted Sam Hermanstorfer in putting fladrey around the ranch’s animal enclosure to complete its readiness for the Experimental condition. The ranch already had game cameras and lights set up. The volunteers assisted in constructing the fladry. Plastic strips are connected to a rope, with 5 inches between the strips. The rope is hung at 23 inches about the soil level. Then a second rope is hung near the soil level and the strips are stapled to it as well. The volunteers worked for 9 hours on the project and additionally drove at least a half hour to get to the meet up point.
Reflection/Evaluation
The fladry was created and successfully mounted around the animal enclosure so that the ranch could be placed in the experimental condition.