Ranchers in the western United States have successfully deterred coyotes from eating sheep using

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Conditioned taste aversions involve associating a negative experience (such as feeling ill) with a particular food, which then leads to an aversion or avoidance of that food in the future. Ranchers have used this technique by feeding coyotes a dead sheep that has been treated with a nausea-inducing substance, such as lithium chloride, causing the coyotes to associate the taste of sheep with feeling ill and avoiding preying on them in the future.

Ranchers in the Western United States Have Successfully Deterred Coyotes