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We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

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Treat bat hibernacula environments to reduce the white-nose syndrome pathogen reservoir

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Treat bat hibernacula environments to reduce the white-nose syndrome pathogen reservoir Synopsis Link

Pay monetary compensation for habitat damage remediation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Pay monetary compensation for habitat damage remediation Synopsis Link

Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under railways

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under railways Synopsis Link

Use acoustic devices at aquaculture systems

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 6 Use acoustic devices at aquaculture systems Synopsis Link

Lower water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Lower water level to restore degraded brackish/salt marshes Synopsis Link

Create mounds or hollows before planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Create mounds or hollows before planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Synopsis Link

Cease or prohibit all types of fishing

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Cease or prohibit all types of fishing Synopsis Link

Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Crocodilians

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Crocodilians Synopsis Link

Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 1 Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Synopsis Link

Use volunteers to collect downed birds and rehabilitate them

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use volunteers to collect downed birds and rehabilitate them Synopsis Link

Incorporate plant remains into the soil that produce weed-controlling chemicals

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 10 Incorporate plant remains into the soil that produce weed-controlling chemicals Synopsis Link

Introduce and enforce legislation to control hunting of bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce and enforce legislation to control hunting of bats Synopsis Link

Cover the ground using techniques other than plastic mats after restoration planting

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Cover the ground using techniques other than plastic mats after restoration planting Synopsis Link

Close non-essential roads as soon as logging operations are complete

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Close non-essential roads as soon as logging operations are complete Synopsis Link

Physically exclude pedestrians from peatlands

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Physically exclude pedestrians from peatlands Synopsis Link

Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome Synopsis Link

Remove and relocate habitat-forming (biogenic) species before onset of impactful activities

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Remove and relocate habitat-forming (biogenic) species before onset of impactful activities Synopsis Link

Train captive-bred mammals to avoid predators

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Train captive-bred mammals to avoid predators Synopsis Link

Translocate mammals away from aquaculture systems to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 2 Translocate mammals away from aquaculture systems to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Lower water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Lower water level to restore degraded freshwater swamps Synopsis Link

Create mounds or hollows before planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Create mounds or hollows before planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Synopsis Link

Cease or prohibit commercial fishing

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Cease or prohibit commercial fishing Synopsis Link

Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Tuatara

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Tuatara Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 6 Create beetle banks Synopsis Link

Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl Synopsis Link
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