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Coyotes are the leading cause of predation losses for sheep and goat
producers. The livestock protection collar (LPC) is a wildlife damage
management tool carefully used by WS personnel to protect sheep and
goats in fenced pastures from depredating coyotes.

The LPC is the most selective method available to manage coyote
predation on sheep and goats—only the coyote that attacks a sheep or
goat fitted with an LPC is killed. The collars contain two reservoirs with low
concentration doses of Compound 1080, which is fatal to predators when
ingested during an attack.

In 2006, WS fi tted 2,041 collars on producers’ sheep and goats. Of the
47 predators killed by LPCs that year, all were coyotes, the target species.
WS is authorized to use the LPC in nine States and on average releases only
0.05 pounds (e.g., less than one ounce) of Compound 1080 annually.
The LPC is registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
as a restricted use product. WS personnel using the LPC must be trained
in its use and a State certifi ed pesticide applicator. They must follow all
label directions and EPA use restrictions. A 2009 EPA review of WS’ use
of the LPC supports the program’s registration of Compound 1080. The
EPA review highlighted the program’s priorities of safe, effective, and
environmentally responsible use, storage, and accountability.

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/wildlife_damage/content/printable_version/fs_livestock_protection_collar.pdf