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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Maintain bat roosts in road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Create spaces for roosting bats in road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Deter bats from roads/railways using ultrasound Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize road lighting to reduce insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid planting fruit trees alongside roads/railways in areas with fruit bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Enforce regulations to prevent trafficking and trade of bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Strengthen cultural traditions that discourage bat harvesting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Inform local communities about the negative impacts of bat hunting to reduce killing of bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Inform local communities about disease risks from hunting and eating bat meat to reduce killing of bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce alternative treatments to reduce the use of bats in traditional medicine Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce other food sources to replace bat meat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce other income sources to replace bat trade Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage online vendors to remove bat specimens for sale 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 | |
Restrict the collection of bat specimens for research 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 | |
Protect roost trees during forest operations 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 | |
Change timing of forestry operations Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain riparian buffers in logged areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage forest and woodland to encourage understorey growth Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Coppice woodland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage natural regeneration in former plantations 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 | |
Retain bat access points to caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Install fencing around cave entrances to restrict public access Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Train tourist guides to minimize disturbance and promote bat conservation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Minimize alterations to caves for tourism 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 | |
Minimize noise levels within caves Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce guidelines for sustainable cave development and use Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Create or maintain small dams to provide foraging and drinking habitat for bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Relocate bat colonies roosting inside dams Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Control invasive non-predatory competitors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Control harmful invasive bat prey species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude domestic and feral cats from bat roosts and roost entrances Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Keep domestic cats indoors at night 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 | |
Carry out surveillance of bats to prevent the spread of disease/viruses to humans to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Decontaminate clothing and equipment after entering caves to reduce the spread of the white-nose syndrome pathogen Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Treat bat hibernacula environments to reduce the white-nose syndrome pathogen reservoir 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 | |
Breed bats in captivity to supplement wild populations affected by white-nose syndrome Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Prevent pollution from sewage treatment facilities from entering watercourses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce or prevent the use of septic systems near caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce or enforce legislation to prevent ponds and streams from being contaminated by toxins 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 | |
Use organic pest control instead of synthetic pesticides 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 | |
Plant riparian buffer strips Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid illumination of bat commuting routes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Avoid illumination of bat foraging, drinking and swarming sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Direct lighting away from bat access points or habitats 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 | |
Use red lighting rather than other lighting colours 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 | |
Install sound barriers in proximity to bat roosts and habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Adapt bat roost structures to buffer against temperature extremes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Enhance natural habitat features to improve landscape connectivity to allow for range shifts of bats 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 | |
Manage natural water bodies in arid areas to prevent desiccation 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 existing bat commuting routes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain remnant habitat patches 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 wetlands Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain native forest and woodland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Create new unlit commuting routes using planting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create linear habitat features/green corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect bat species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Regularly clean bat boxes to increase occupancy Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate farmers, land managers and local communities about the benefits of bats to improve management of bat habitats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Engage policymakers to make policy changes beneficial to bats 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 | |
Educate pest controllers and homeowners/tenants to reduce the illegal use of pesticides in bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate farmers, local communities and pest controllers to reduce indiscriminate culling of vampire bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect bat habitats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Conserve roosting sites for bats in old structures or buildings Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Create artificial hollows and cracks in trees for roosting bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reinstate bat roosts in felled tree trunks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Create artificial caves or hibernacula for bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create forest or woodland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage microclimate of artificial bat roosts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Breed bats in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Rehabilitate injured/orphaned bats to maintain wild bat populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain riparian buffers on agricultural land 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 bat foraging habitat at ex-quarry 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 | |
Modify bats roosts to reduce negative impacts of one bat species on another 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 | |
Change timing of maintenance work at road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Exclude bats from roosts during maintenance work at road/railway bridges and culverts 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 | |
Replace or improve roosting habitat for bats along utility and service line corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage vegetation along utility and service line corridors to increase foraging habitat for bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | 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 |
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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.
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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.