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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Vaccinate bats against the white-nose syndrome pathogen Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ultraviolet filters on lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use shelterwood cutting instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use selective or reduced impact logging instead of conventional logging Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use red lighting rather than other lighting colours Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Use organic pest control instead of synthetic pesticides Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use organic farming instead of conventional farming Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Use non-lethal measures to prevent bats from accessing fruit in orchards to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use mammal-safe timber treatments in roof spaces Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use low intensity lighting Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use glazing treatments to reduce light spill from inside lit buildings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use collar-mounted devices on cats to reduce predation of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use 'warm white' rather than 'cool' LED lights Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Treat bat hibernacula environments to reduce the white-nose syndrome pathogen reservoir Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate bats Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Train tourist guides to minimize disturbance and promote bat conservation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Train arborists and forestry operatives to identify potential bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forest and woodland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Strengthen cultural traditions that discourage bat harvesting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Strengthen cultural traditions such as sacred groves that prevent timber harvesting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Slow rotation of turbine blades at low wind speeds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain wetlands 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 | |
Retain unmown field margins Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain riparian buffers on agricultural land Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain riparian buffers 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 remnant habitat patches Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain remnant forest or woodland on agricultural land Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain or plant native trees and shrubs amongst crops (agroforestry) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain native forest and woodland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain forested corridors in logged areas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain existing in-field trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain existing bat roosts and access points within developments Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain existing bat commuting routes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain connectivity between habitat patches Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain buffers around roost trees in logged areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain buffer zones around core habitat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain bat access points to caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain access points for bats following mine closures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain a buffer between turbines and habitat features used by bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict timing of timber treatment application Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict timing of lighting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict the collection of bat specimens for research Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict human access to bat caves to reduce the spread of the white-nose syndrome pathogen Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restrict artificial lighting in caves and around cave entrances Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create linear habitat features/green corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create forest or woodland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore bat foraging habitat at ex-quarry sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore and manage abandoned orchards for 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 | |
Replant native trees in logged areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Replace or improve roosting habitat for bats along utility and service line corridors 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 | |
Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to livestock Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to humans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reopen entrances to closed mines and make suitable for roosting bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Relocate bats from reclaimed mines to alternative subterranean roost sites Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Relocate bat colonies roosting inside dams Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Relocate access points to bat roosts within developments Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reinstate bat roosts in felled tree trunks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Rehabilitate injured/orphaned bats to maintain wild bat populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Regularly clean bat boxes to increase occupancy Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce pesticide, herbicide or fertiliser use Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce or prevent the use of septic systems near caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide training to wildlife control operators on least harmful ways of removing bats from their roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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 | |
Provide suitable bat foraging and roosting habitat at expanding range fronts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide bat boxes for roosting bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 44 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines 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 | |
Provide alternative bat roosts during maintenance work at road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect roost trees during forest operations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect bats within roosts from disturbance or predation by native species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Promote careful bat-related eco-tourism to improve behaviour towards bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Prevent turbine blades from turning at low wind speeds ('feathering') Action Link |
Beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Prevent pollution from sewage treatment facilities from entering watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Prevent pollution from agricultural land or forestry from entering watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Prevent culling of bats around fruit orchards Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant new hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant in-field trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant gardens with night-scented flowers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant field margins with a diverse mix of plant species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (e.g. agri-environment schemes) Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Paint turbines to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify turbine placement to reduce bat fatalities Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify bats roosts to reduce negative impacts of one bat species on another Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify bat hibernacula environments to increase survival of bats infected with white-nose syndrome Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize road lighting to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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.