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Manage vegetation using livestock grazing

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Manage vegetation using livestock grazing Synopsis Link

Manage wetland water levels for mammal species

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Manage wetland water levels for mammal species Synopsis Link

Modify culverts to make them more accessible to mammals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Modify culverts to make them more accessible to mammals 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

Modify traps used in the control/eradication of non-native species to avoid injury of non-target mammal

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Modify traps used in the control/eradication of non-native species to avoid injury of non-target mammal Synopsis Link

Modify vegetation along railways to reduce collisions by reducing attractiveness to mammals

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Modify vegetation along railways to reduce collisions by reducing attractiveness to mammals Synopsis Link

Modify vegetation along roads to reduce collisions with mammals by enhancing visibility for drivers

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Modify vegetation along roads to reduce collisions with mammals by enhancing visibility for drivers Synopsis Link

Pay farmers to compensate for losses due to predators/wild herbivores to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Pay farmers to compensate for losses due to predators/wild herbivores to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures 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

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

Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with wild foster parents

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with wild foster parents Synopsis Link

Plant crops to provide supplementary food for mammals

Action Link 		Beneficial 4 Plant crops to provide supplementary food for mammals Synopsis Link

Plant new or maintain existing hedgerows on farmland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Plant new or maintain existing hedgerows on farmland Synopsis Link

Plant trees following clearfelling

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

Plant trees on farmland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Plant trees on farmland Synopsis Link

Play predator calls to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Play predator calls to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict 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

Prevent mammals accessing potential wildlife food sources or denning sites to reduce nuisance behaviour and human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Prevent mammals accessing potential wildlife food sources or denning sites to reduce nuisance behaviour and human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Prohibit or restrict hunting of a species

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Prohibit or restrict hunting of a species Synopsis Link

Prohibit or restrict hunting of particular sex/ breeding status/age animals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Prohibit or restrict hunting of particular sex/ breeding status/age animals Synopsis Link

Promote mammal-related ecotourism

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

Promote sustainable alternative livelihoods

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

Protect habitat along elevational gradients

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Protect habitat along elevational gradients Synopsis Link

Protect mammals close to development areas (e.g. by fencing)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Protect mammals close to development areas (e.g. by fencing) Synopsis Link
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