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
Provide supplementary food for auks to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Use perch-deterrents to stop raptors perching on pylons Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for gulls, terns and skuas to increase reproductive success Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	6	Synopsis Link
Reduce electrocutions by using plastic, not aluminium, leg rings to mark birds Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for wildfowl to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link	Beneficial	9	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for gamebirds to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Increase ‘on-the-ground’ protection to reduce unsustainable levels of exploitation Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for rails and coots to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	4	Synopsis Link
Promote sustainable alternative livelihoods Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for waders to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use education programmes and local engagement to help reduce persecution or exploitation of species Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	6	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for ibises to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Employ local people as ‘biomonitors’ Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for vultures to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	4	Synopsis Link
Mark eggs to reduce their appeal to egg collectors Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for raptors to increase reproductive success Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	12	Synopsis Link
Relocate nestlings to reduce poaching Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for owls to increase reproductive success Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	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
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
Provide ‘sacrificial’ grasslands to reduce the impact of wild geese on crops Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for parrots to increase reproductive success Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link

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