Large carnivores and ungulates are threatened due to habitat fragmentation and loss, drought, harsh winters and conflict
Large Carnivore Fund works locally with other stakeholders, state wildlife agencies and policy makers to protect species, their habitat and dispersal corridors for connectivity from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Northern Rockies to polar and high altitude regions of the world.
We are stakeholders in the management and preservation of native large carnivore species
Though historically adversarial, we've come together as a unified group representing the millions who are living with and appreciate the benefits of a full predat guild on the landscape.
Large Carnivore Fund has the strong scientific background, embracing the best scientific evidence, highest standards of wildlife ethics, and ethical conduct.
Our interests radiate from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem outward through the Northern Rockies and beyond.
Our core objectives
ICLAAW
In cooperation with ranchers are building an International Community for Landscapes, Agriculture, Animals and Wildlife to support ranchers, herders, farmers and communities that are or want to try or transition to practices that support conflict reduction with wildlife, based on success by their local peers. We have more potential by working together under a new paradigm than in opposition under the old.
Changing minds
In the Northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem we still have “one of the largest nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth”. This is not just a state or national treasure, but a global one.
Changing industries
Follow the money in hunting and outfitting. We work with drivers of laws and regulations which allow unnecessary killing of large carnivores.
Changing laws
Because the courts are the only place left to be heard. As constituents, we talk with policy makers to recommend protections and alternate strategies to killing wildlife as a solution. Current state bills to delist Grizzlies are not science based and decades of work to restore them would be rapidly undone.
A healthy predator guild on the landscape strengthens ungulate herds and habitat
We recognize there will be hunting, and support fair chase hunting, not persecution under the facade of wildlife management.
Sustainable solutions will only work with sound scientific practices, adequate timing for ecological statisticians and models to be reported, rules to be made with public involvement based on that data, and all stakeholders heard equally.
