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Use non-lethal methods to deter carnivores from attacking humans

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 8 Use non-lethal methods to deter carnivores from attacking humans Synopsis Link

Install non-electric fencing to exclude predators or herbivores and reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Beneficial 8 Install non-electric fencing to exclude predators or herbivores and reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Provide artificial refuges/breeding sites

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

Use selective harvesting instead of clearcutting

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 8 Use selective harvesting instead of clearcutting Synopsis Link

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 9 Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 9 Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland) Synopsis Link

Use taste-aversion to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to deter human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 9 Use taste-aversion to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to deter human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Scare or otherwise deter mammals from human-occupied areas to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 10 Scare or otherwise deter mammals from human-occupied areas to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use loud noises to deter crop damage (e.g. banger sticks, drums, tins, iron sheets) by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 10 Use loud noises to deter crop damage (e.g. banger sticks, drums, tins, iron sheets) by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use fencing to exclude predators or other problematic species

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 10 Use fencing to exclude predators or other problematic species Synopsis Link

Install rope bridges between canopies

Action Link 		Beneficial 10 Install rope bridges between canopies Synopsis Link

Remove or control predators

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 10 Remove or control predators Synopsis Link

Translocate problem mammals away from residential areas (e.g. habituated bears) to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 11 Translocate problem mammals away from residential areas (e.g. habituated bears) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Translocate predators away from livestock to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 11 Translocate predators away from livestock to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Install electric fencing to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Install electric fencing to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Install electric fencing to protect crops from mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Install electric fencing to protect crops from mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Restore former mining sites

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Restore former mining sites Synopsis Link

Thin trees within forest

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Thin trees within forest Synopsis Link

Use guardian animals (e.g. dogs, llamas, donkeys) bonded to livestock to deter predators to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Beneficial 12 Use guardian animals (e.g. dogs, llamas, donkeys) bonded to livestock to deter predators to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use repellents that taste bad (‘contact repellents’) to deter crop or property damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Use repellents that taste bad (‘contact repellents’) to deter crop or property damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Install barrier fencing along roads

Action Link 		Beneficial 12 Install barrier fencing along roads Synopsis Link

Rehabilitate injured, sick or weak mammals

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 13 Rehabilitate injured, sick or weak mammals Synopsis Link

Reduce intensity of grazing by domestic livestock

Action Link 		Beneficial 13 Reduce intensity of grazing by domestic livestock Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred mammals into fenced areas

Action Link 		Beneficial 14 Release captive-bred mammals into fenced areas Synopsis Link

Hold translocated mammals in captivity before release

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 15 Hold translocated mammals in captivity before release Synopsis Link
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