Livestock Protection Dogs in the 21st Century: Is an Ancient Tool Relevant to Modern Conservation Challenges?

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Multiple threats, or multiplying the threats? Interactions between invasive predators and other ecological disturbances (2015, background): “…strategies that are receiving greater attention include the use of guardian animals to reduce conflict between predators and livestock owners (Gehring et al., 2010), including the successful use of guardian dogs to reduce cheetah Acinonyx jubatus predation of livestock in Namibia (Potgieter…”
Dead or alive? Comparing costs and benefits of lethal and non-lethal human–wildlife conflict mitigation on livestock farms (2014, methodology): “Guardian animals, particularly livestock guardian dogs, are another popular method and have been found to decrease depredation by 10–100% on ranches in the USA (Linhart et al., 1979; Coppinger et al., 1988; Andelt & Hopper, 2000; Gehring et al., 2010).”
Warring brothers: The complex interactions between wolves (Canis lupus) and dogs (Canis familiaris) in a conservation context (2014, unknown): “In transhumant systems, the management of LGDs during the winter period can also be challenging if they have to be conﬁned close to human settlements, which has sometimes led local authorities to forbid LGDs within their communities (Gehring et al., 2010).”