Every effort has been made to create a document that is applicable to integrated livestock / predator management in communal conservancies. The main aim of this manual is to assist conservancy shepherds in their community roles. Therefore, basic aspects of predator behaviour and ecology, the correct identification of predators, correct identification of livestock losses and the prevention of livestock losses to predators have been covered. Not all of Namibia's predators have been included, only the primary one dealt with during the course.