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Provide artificial dens or nest boxes on trees

Action Link 		Beneficial 30 Provide artificial dens or nest boxes on trees Synopsis Link

Provide artificial refuges for prey to evade/escape non-native predators

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide artificial refuges for prey to evade/escape non-native predators Synopsis Link

Provide artificial refuges/breeding sites

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 8 Provide artificial refuges/breeding sites Synopsis Link

Provide artificial waterholes in dry season

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Provide artificial waterholes in dry season Synopsis Link

Provide dams/water holes during drought

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide dams/water holes during drought Synopsis Link

Provide diversionary feeding for mammals to reduce nuisance behaviour and human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Provide diversionary feeding for mammals to reduce nuisance behaviour and human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Provide diversionary feeding for predators

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide diversionary feeding for predators Synopsis Link

Provide diversionary feeding to reduce crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Provide diversionary feeding to reduce crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Provide diversionary feeding to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Provide diversionary feeding to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Provide education programmes to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Provide education programmes to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Synopsis Link

Provide food/salt lick to divert mammals from roads or railways

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Provide food/salt lick to divert mammals from roads or railways Synopsis Link

Provide live natural prey to captive mammals to foster hunting behaviour before release

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Provide live natural prey to captive mammals to foster hunting behaviour before release Synopsis Link

Provide mammals with escape routes from canals

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Provide mammals with escape routes from canals Synopsis Link

Provide more small artificial breeding sites rather than fewer large sites

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide more small artificial breeding sites rather than fewer large sites Synopsis Link

Provide or retain set-aside areas on farmland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Provide or retain set-aside areas on farmland Synopsis Link

Provide paths to limit extent of disturbance to mammals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide paths to limit extent of disturbance to mammals Synopsis Link

Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing Synopsis Link

Provide science-based films, radio programmes, or books about mammals to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide science-based films, radio programmes, or books about mammals to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Synopsis Link

Provide shelter structures after fire

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide shelter structures after fire Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary feed to reduce tree damage

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide supplementary feed to reduce tree damage Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary food after fire

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide supplementary food after fire Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary food during/after release of captive-bred mammals

Action Link 		Beneficial 15 Provide supplementary food during/after release of captive-bred mammals Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary food during/after release of translocated mammals

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 16 Provide supplementary food during/after release of translocated mammals Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary food to increase reproduction/survival

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 24 Provide supplementary food to increase reproduction/survival Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary water to increase reproduction/survival

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Provide supplementary water to increase reproduction/survival Synopsis Link
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