Agricultural practices can inadvertently create favorable conditions for certain predators, leading to increased conflicts between agricultural interests and wildlife conservation. However, there are adaptive management strategies that producers can adopt to promote coexistence and balance in the ecosystem. In this episode of WildAg, UNL Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management Dr. John Carroll addresses these strategies, highlighting the ecological roles and impacts of predators, challenges related to managing predator-prey dynamics, and more, giving producers a better understanding of predator behavior and ecosystem interactions to create effective, science-driven management practices.

Follow the links below to listen to this episode on your favorite platform:

WildAg Contact Information

• Dr. Andrew Little: Profile, Instagram
• Nathan Pflueger: Profile
• UNL Applied Wildlife Ecology and Spatial Movement Lab site, Instagram
• Nebraska Pheasants Forever site, Instagram

WildAg is part of the Natural Resources University, a podcast network focused on delivering science-based information for natural resource management. Funding for this project comes from the Renewable Resources Extension Act.