This manual is founded on values that guide its content and recommendations:  The conservation of the biodiversity process of predation has inherent value to conservation, i.e. as a natural process it has value in itself as well as its role in natural eco-systems. In interaction with animals it requires humans to act ethically, and as such, to treat all animals humanely. The economic imperatives of farmers managing their risks, inclusive of the economic risks resulting from the conflict between predation and livestock production, needs to be effectively and acceptably managed.