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Provide suitable bat foraging and roosting habitat at expanding range fronts

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide suitable bat foraging and roosting habitat at expanding range fronts Synopsis Link

Provide training to conservationists, land managers, and the building and development sector on bat ecology and conservation to reduce bat roost disturbance

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide training to conservationists, land managers, and the building and development sector on bat ecology and conservation to reduce bat roost disturbance 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 Provide training to wildlife control operators on least harmful ways of removing bats from their roosts Synopsis Link

Reduce field size (or maintain small fields)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Synopsis Link

Reduce or prevent the use of septic systems near caves

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce or prevent the use of septic systems near caves Synopsis Link

Reduce pesticide, herbicide or fertiliser use

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Reduce pesticide, herbicide or fertiliser use Synopsis Link

Regularly clean bat boxes to increase occupancy

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Regularly clean bat boxes to increase occupancy Synopsis Link

Rehabilitate injured/orphaned bats to maintain wild bat populations

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Rehabilitate injured/orphaned bats to maintain wild bat populations Synopsis Link

Reinstate bat roosts in felled tree trunks

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Reinstate bat roosts in felled tree trunks Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Release captive-bred bats Synopsis Link

Relocate access points to bat roosts within developments

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Relocate access points to bat roosts within developments Synopsis Link

Relocate bat colonies roosting inside dams

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Relocate bat colonies roosting inside dams Synopsis Link

Relocate bats from reclaimed mines to alternative subterranean roost sites

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Relocate bats from reclaimed mines to alternative subterranean roost sites Synopsis Link

Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction Synopsis Link

Reopen entrances to closed mines and make suitable for roosting bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reopen entrances to closed mines and make suitable for roosting bats 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 Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to humans Synopsis Link

Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to livestock

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to livestock Synopsis Link

Replace or improve habitat for bats around roads/railways

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Replace or improve habitat for bats around roads/railways Synopsis Link

Replace or improve roosting habitat for bats along utility and service line corridors

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Replace or improve roosting habitat for bats along utility and service line corridors Synopsis Link

Replant native trees in logged areas

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Replant native trees in logged areas Synopsis Link

Restore and maintain microclimate in modified caves

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Restore and maintain microclimate in modified caves Synopsis Link

Restore and manage abandoned orchards for bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Restore and manage abandoned orchards for bats Synopsis Link

Restore bat foraging habitat at ex-quarry sites

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Restore bat foraging habitat at ex-quarry sites Synopsis Link

Restore or create forest or woodland

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Restore or create forest or woodland Synopsis Link

Restore or create grassland

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Restore or create grassland Synopsis Link
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