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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Carnivores: Supplement meat-based diet with amino acids Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Supplement meat-based diet with fatty acids Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Alter food abundance or type seasonally Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Provide food during natural active periods Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Increase variety of food items Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Use of automated feeders Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Alter feeding schedule according to visitor activity Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Hide food around enclosure Action Link |
Beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Provide food during visitor experiences Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Feed individuals separately Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Change location of food around enclosure Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Feed individuals within a social group Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Hand-feed Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Scatter food around enclosure Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Present food in/on water Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Present food frozen in ice Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Present food inside objects (e.g. Boomer balls) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Provide live vertebrate prey Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Provide live invertebrate prey, including in feeding devices Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Provide devices to simulate live prey, including sounds, lures, pulleys and bungees Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Carnivores: Use food as a reward in animal training Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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Management of Captive Animals - Published 2018
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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.