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Create or maintain small dams to provide foraging and drinking habitat for bats

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Create or maintain small dams to provide foraging and drinking habitat for bats Synopsis Link

Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines 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

Control invasive non-predatory competitors

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control invasive non-predatory competitors Synopsis Link

Install underpasses or culverts as road/railway crossing structures for bats

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 8 Install underpasses or culverts as road/railway crossing structures for bats Synopsis Link

Control harmful invasive bat prey species

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control harmful invasive bat prey species Synopsis Link

Install overpasses as road/railway crossing structures for bats

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Install overpasses as road/railway crossing structures for bats Synopsis Link

Exclude domestic and feral cats from bat roosts and roost entrances

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Exclude domestic and feral cats from bat roosts and roost entrances Synopsis Link

Install bat gantries or bat bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 3 Install bat gantries or bat bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats Synopsis Link

Install green bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Install green bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats Synopsis Link

Keep domestic cats indoors at night

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Keep domestic cats indoors at night Synopsis Link

Install hop-overs as road/railway crossing structures for bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Install hop-overs as road/railway crossing structures for bats Synopsis Link

Use collar-mounted devices on cats to reduce predation of bats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use collar-mounted devices on cats to reduce predation of bats Synopsis Link

Divert bats to safe crossing points over or under roads/railways with plantings or fencing

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Divert bats to safe crossing points over or under roads/railways with plantings or fencing Synopsis Link

Carry out surveillance of bats to prevent the spread of disease/viruses to humans to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Carry out surveillance of bats to prevent the spread of disease/viruses to humans to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Deter bats from roads/railways using lighting

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Deter bats from roads/railways using lighting Synopsis Link

Decontaminate clothing and equipment after entering caves to reduce the spread of the white-nose syndrome pathogen

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Decontaminate clothing and equipment after entering caves to reduce the spread of the white-nose syndrome pathogen 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

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

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

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

Breed bats in captivity to supplement wild populations affected by white-nose syndrome

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Breed bats in captivity to supplement wild populations affected by white-nose syndrome Synopsis Link

Prevent pollution from sewage treatment facilities from entering watercourses

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prevent pollution from sewage treatment facilities from entering watercourses Synopsis Link

Introduce and enforce legislation to regulate harvesting of bat guano

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce and enforce legislation to regulate harvesting of bat guano Synopsis Link
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