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

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Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting impacts

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting impacts Synopsis Link

Use road lighting to reduce vehicle collisions with mammals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Use road lighting to reduce vehicle collisions with mammals Synopsis Link

Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with captive foster parents

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with captive foster parents Synopsis Link

Install overpasses over waterways

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Install overpasses over waterways Synopsis Link

Use conditioned taste aversion to reduce human-wildlife conflict in non-residential sites

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Use conditioned taste aversion to reduce human-wildlife conflict in non-residential sites Synopsis Link

Retain undisturbed patches during thinning operations

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Retain undisturbed patches during thinning operations Synopsis Link

Encourage community-based participation in land management

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Encourage community-based participation in land management Synopsis Link

Retain wildlife corridors in logged areas

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Retain wildlife corridors in logged areas Synopsis Link

Gather coarse woody debris into piles after felling

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Gather coarse woody debris into piles after felling Synopsis Link

Use livestock fences that are permeable to wildlife

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Use livestock fences that are permeable to wildlife Synopsis Link

Change type of livestock

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Change type of livestock Synopsis Link

Burn at specific time of year

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Burn at specific time of year Synopsis Link

Exclude wild mammals using ditches, moats, walls or other barricades to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Exclude wild mammals using ditches, moats, walls or other barricades to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use campaigns and public information to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Use campaigns and public information to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats 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

Use visual deterrents (e.g. scarecrows) to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Use visual deterrents (e.g. scarecrows) to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Translocate predators for ecosystem restoration

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Translocate predators for ecosystem restoration 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

Install metal grids at field entrances to prevent mammals entering to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Install metal grids at field entrances to prevent mammals entering to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use lights and sound to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 2 Use lights and sound to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Place captive young with captive foster parents

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Place captive young with captive foster parents Synopsis Link

Preserve genetic material for use in future captive breeding programs

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Preserve genetic material for use in future captive breeding programs Synopsis Link

Remove trees and shrubs to recreate open areas of land

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Remove trees and shrubs to recreate open areas of land Synopsis Link

Translocate crop raiders away from crops (e.g. elephants) to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 2 Translocate crop raiders away from crops (e.g. elephants) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Use light/lasers to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Use light/lasers to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link
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