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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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Foster eggs or chicks of waders with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Foster eggs or chicks of cranes with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Foster eggs or chicks of songbirds with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for gannets and boobies to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for owls to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for wildfowl to increase adult survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for raptors to increase adult survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for cranes to increase adult survival Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for pigeons to increase adult survival Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate pelicans Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate owls Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use techniques to increase the survival of species after capture Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Ensure translocated birds are familiar with each other before release Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear penguins in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear cranes in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear bustards in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear storks and ibises in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of storks and ibises Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of owls Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use appropriate populations to source released populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ‘anti-predator training’ to improve survival after release Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Enforce legislation to protect birds against persecution Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Control invasive non-native plants on farmland (such as Himalayan Balsam, Japanese knotweed) Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Control bracken Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Control mink Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 2 | Synopsis Link |
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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.