Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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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
Treat disease in wild mammals Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Educate the public to reduce consumer demand for fisheries that threaten mammals Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Reduce the intensity of farmland meadow management Action Link	Awaiting assessment	4	Synopsis Link
Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting disturbance Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for kingfishers to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Maintain or restore hedges Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
American bullfrog control: Direct removal of juveniles Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from development sites to natural habitat elsewhere Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	6	Synopsis Link
Cover peatland with something other than mulch (without planting) Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Cease or prohibit aggregate extraction Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Keep cats indoors or in outside runs to reduce predation of wild mammals Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Use vaccination programme Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Introduce and enforce regulations for marine and freshwater mammal watching tours Action Link	Evidence not assessed	4	Synopsis Link
Reduce grazing intensity on pastures Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Introduce voluntary ‘maximum shoot distances’ Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for pigeons to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Plant new hedges Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
American bullfrog control: Collection of egg clutches Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Crassula helmsii: Dry out waterbodies to control plants Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from abundant population areas to non-inhabited environments Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Stabilize peatland surface to help plants colonize Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Extract aggregates from a vessel that is moving rather than static Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Set minimum distances for approaching mammals Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Provide artificial refuges/breeding sites Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	8	Synopsis Link
Introduce permits or licences for marine and freshwater mammal watching tours Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link

What Works in Conservation

What Works in Conservation provides expert assessments of the effectiveness of actions, based on summarised evidence, in synopses. Subjects covered so far include amphibians, birds, terrestrial mammals, forests, peatland and control of freshwater invasive species. More are in progress.

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