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Actions to conserve biodiversity

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

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Habituate mammals to visitors

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Habituate mammals to visitors Synopsis Link

Reduce legal speed limit

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Reduce legal speed limit Synopsis Link

Treat mammals to reduce conflict caused by disease transmission to humans

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Treat mammals to reduce conflict caused by disease transmission to humans Synopsis Link

Install traffic calming structures to reduce speeds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Install traffic calming structures to reduce speeds Synopsis Link

Modify the roadside environment to reduce collisions by reducing attractiveness of road verges to mammals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Modify the roadside environment to reduce collisions by reducing attractiveness of road verges to mammals Synopsis Link

Issue enforcement notices to deter use of non bear-proof garbage dumpsters to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Issue enforcement notices to deter use of non bear-proof garbage dumpsters to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Ban private ownership of hunted mammals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Ban private ownership of hunted mammals Synopsis Link

Cease/reduce payments to cull mammals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Cease/reduce payments to cull mammals Synopsis Link

Site management for target mammal species carried out by field sport practitioners

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Site management for target mammal species carried out by field sport practitioners Synopsis Link

Retain wildlife corridors in residential areas

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Retain wildlife corridors in residential areas Synopsis Link

Incentivise species protection through licensed trophy hunting

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Incentivise species protection through licensed trophy hunting Synopsis Link

Install underpasses beneath ski runs

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Install underpasses beneath ski runs Synopsis Link

Provide woody debris in ski run area

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide woody debris in ski run area Synopsis Link

Ban exports of hunting trophies

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Ban exports of hunting trophies Synopsis Link

Close roads in defined seasons

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Close roads in defined seasons 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

Plant trees following clearfelling

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Plant trees following clearfelling Synopsis Link

Allow forest to regenerate naturally following logging

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Allow forest to regenerate naturally following logging Synopsis Link

Retain dead trees after uprooting

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Retain dead trees after uprooting Synopsis Link

Use thinning of forest instead of clearcutting

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use thinning of forest instead of clearcutting Synopsis Link

Retain understorey vegetation within plantations

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Retain understorey vegetation within plantations Synopsis Link

Use repellent on slug pellets to reduce non-target poisoning

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use repellent on slug pellets to reduce non-target poisoning Synopsis Link

Leave standing deadwood/snags in forests

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Leave standing deadwood/snags in forests Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks on farmland

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Create beetle banks on farmland Synopsis Link

Graze herbivores on pasture, instead of sustaining with artificial foods

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Graze herbivores on pasture, instead of sustaining with artificial foods Synopsis Link
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