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Fence -Wildlife Friendly
Conservation Practice 382D - Job Sheet Mav 2012
DEFINITION
A constructed barrier to animals or people.
PURPOSE
This practice is applied to facilitate the
application of conservation practices by
providing a means to control movement of
animals and people.
WHERE USED
This practice may be applied on any area
where management of animal or people
movement is needed. Fences are not needed
where natural barriers will serve the purpose.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Fish and wildlife structures are normally established concurrently with a management practice and with other
practices as part of a Resource Management System (RMS) for a conservation management unit. Where a change
in management alone will not address the wildlife concern, other practices are needed as part of a systems approach
to addressing the resource concerns. For example where historic and/or current management practices have
eliminated adequate shelter and cover for target wildlife, implementing additional practices can provide substitute
cover and shelter until the plant community responds to that changed management. Installing nest structures can
provide needed nesting and roosting sites for secondary cavity nesting species or other wildlife.
WILDLIFE CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING FENCES
This Job Sheet provides guidelines to desi gn fences that meet both landowner objectives to protect property and
manage livestock while reducing injuries to wildlife. Fences can injure and/or create a barrier to wildlife if not
designed and installed correctly. Animals can collide or become entangled with fences, which frequently results in
injury or death. Fences can also be barriers to animal movement that can limit access to important habitat resources
or separate young wildlife from adults. The level of risk a fence poses depends upon many factors, such as fence
type, total height, wire spacing, visibility, and location on the landscape, wildlife species present, and season of
wildlife use.
The most desirable situation for wildlife is a landscape without fences. However when fences are needed, it is best
to incorporate "wildlife-friendly" elements into the fence design. Wildlife-friendly fences allow for safe passage of
wildlife over or under fences and are highly visible especially to ungulates (hooved mammals such as deer and elk)
and birds.
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