Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Install hop-overs as road/railway crossing structures for bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Divert bats to safe crossing points over or under roads/railways with plantings or fencing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Deter bats from roads/railways using lighting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Replace or improve habitat for bats around roads/railways Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce and enforce legislation to control hunting of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce and enforce legislation to regulate harvesting of bat guano Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use selective or reduced impact logging instead of conventional logging Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use shelterwood cutting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forest and woodland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Maintain forest and woodland edges for foraging bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain veteran and standing dead trees as roosting sites for bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Replant native trees in logged areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain residual tree patches in logged areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain forested corridors in logged areas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide training to conservationists, land managers, and the building and development sector on bat ecology and conservation to reduce bat roost disturbance Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Install and maintain cave gates to restrict public access Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate the public to improve perception of bats to improve behaviour towards bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore and maintain microclimate in modified caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Impose restrictions on cave visits Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Inform the public of ways to reduce disturbance to bats in caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in disturbed caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Control invasive predators Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Control invasive plant species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate bats Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 | Synopsis Link |
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Bat Conservation - Published 2021
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.