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
Translocate megapodes Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Reduce visitor group size Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Translocate petrels and shearwaters Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Use voluntary agreements with local people to reduce disturbance Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Translocate pelicans Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Start educational programmes for personal watercraft owners Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Translocate auks Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Habituate birds to human visitors Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Translocate wildfowl Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Use nest covers to reduce the impact of research on predation of ground-nesting seabirds Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Translocate gamebirds Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	7	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning on deciduous forests Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	4	Synopsis Link
Translocate rails Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning on pine forests Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	28	Synopsis Link
Translocate raptors Action Link	Beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning on Australian sclerophyll forest Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Translocate herons, storks and ibises Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning on savannas Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	5	Synopsis Link
Translocate owls Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning on shrublands Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	8	Synopsis Link
Translocate woodpeckers Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning on grasslands Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	21	Synopsis Link
Translocate parrots Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning on coastal habitats Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	3	Synopsis Link
Use fire suppression/control Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link

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