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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Provide live natural prey to captive mammals to foster hunting behaviour before release Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under railways Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Train captive-bred mammals to avoid predators Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred mammals into fenced areas Action Link |
Beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify culverts to make them more accessible to mammals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Install ledges in culverts under roads/railways Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Dig trenches around culverts under roads/railways Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Install fences around existing culverts or underpasses under roads/railways Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Install overpasses over roads/railways Action Link |
Beneficial | 22 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food during/after release of captive-bred mammals Action Link |
Beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/control non-native mammals within a fenced area Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/control non-native plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Control non-native/problematic plants to restore habitat Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reintroduce top predators to suppress and reduce the impacts of smaller non-native predator and prey species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Control non-native prey species to reduce populations and impacts of non-native predators Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial refuges for prey to evade/escape non-native predators Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove/control non-native species that could interbreed with native species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify traps used in the control/eradication of non-native species to avoid injury of non-target mammal Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use conditioned taste aversion to prevent non-target species from entering traps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use reward removal to prevent non-target species from entering traps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce pesticide or fertilizer use Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave headlands in fields unsprayed Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish riparian buffers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate mammals away from site contaminated by oil spill Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove topsoil that has had fertilizer added to mimic low nutrient soil Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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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.