The reappearance of the wolf on the western Alps has presented again the problem of coexistence between wolf and sheep farmers and has highlighted issues related to a livestock system evolved without predators. Piedmont Region has started a project for the pastoral integration of the Livestock Guarding Dog (LGD), in collaboration with the Orsiera Rocciavrè Natural Park (Turin, Italy). The aims of this research were to evaluate the efficiency of a group of LGD introduced in three flocks in the Park and to assess their impact on wildlife and mountain tourism. The tested LGD showed any aggressive behaviour towards people or other dogs and any negative reaction to different situations and the three basic behaviours of this kind of dogs. All these reasons suggest an effective possibility for the use of LGD inside Alpine areas.

Evaluation of the efficiency of Livestock Guarding Dog: use of behavioral observations

MACCHI, Elisabetta;PONZIO, Patrizia;
2010-01-01

Abstract

The reappearance of the wolf on the western Alps has presented again the problem of coexistence between wolf and sheep farmers and has highlighted issues related to a livestock system evolved without predators. Piedmont Region has started a project for the pastoral integration of the Livestock Guarding Dog (LGD), in collaboration with the Orsiera Rocciavrè Natural Park (Turin, Italy). The aims of this research were to evaluate the efficiency of a group of LGD introduced in three flocks in the Park and to assess their impact on wildlife and mountain tourism. The tested LGD showed any aggressive behaviour towards people or other dogs and any negative reaction to different situations and the three basic behaviours of this kind of dogs. All these reasons suggest an effective possibility for the use of LGD inside Alpine areas.
2010
Wolves, people, and territories Wolf management in Europe: conservation, monitoring, damage prevention, and conflict mitigation
Torino
24-26 maggio 2010
Proceeding of Wolf Conference: Wolves, people, and territories
Regione Piemonte
41
43
E. Macchi; P. Ponzio; V. Busin; S. Dalmasso
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