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Remove roadkill regularly to reduce kill rate of predators/scavengers

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove roadkill regularly to reduce kill rate of predators/scavengers Synopsis Link

Retain/maintain road verges as small mammal habitat

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Retain/maintain road verges as small mammal habitat Synopsis Link

Use selective trapping methods in hunting activities

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use selective trapping methods in hunting activities Synopsis Link

Use alternative de-icers on roads

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use alternative de-icers on roads Synopsis Link

Use reflective collars or paint on mammals to reduce collisions with road vehicles

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use reflective collars or paint on mammals to reduce collisions with road vehicles Synopsis Link

Use wildlife decoy to reduce vehicle collisions with mammals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use wildlife decoy to reduce vehicle collisions with mammals Synopsis Link

Make introduction of non-native mammals for sporting purposes illegal

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Make introduction of non-native mammals for sporting purposes illegal Synopsis Link

Commercially breed for the mammal production trade

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Commercially breed for the mammal production trade Synopsis Link

Promote sustainable alternative livelihoods

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Promote sustainable alternative livelihoods Synopsis Link

Promote mammal-related ecotourism

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Promote mammal-related ecotourism 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

Use tree tubes/small fences/cages to protect individual trees

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use tree tubes/small fences/cages to protect individual trees Synopsis Link

Control firewood collection in remnant native forest and woodland

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control firewood collection in remnant native forest and woodland Synopsis Link

Harvest timber outside mammal reproduction period

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Harvest timber outside mammal reproduction period Synopsis Link

Coppice trees

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Coppice trees Synopsis Link

Install barrier fencing along waterways

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Install barrier fencing along waterways Synopsis Link

Retain riparian buffer strips during timber harvest

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Retain riparian buffer strips during timber harvest Synopsis Link

Establish deviation ponds in fish farms to reduce predation of fish stock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Establish deviation ponds in fish farms to reduce predation of fish stock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Eliminate highly virulent diseases early in an epidemic by culling all individuals (healthy and infected) in a defined area

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Eliminate highly virulent diseases early in an epidemic by culling all individuals (healthy and infected) in a defined area Synopsis Link
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