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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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Install underpasses beneath ski runs

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

Provide woody debris in ski run area

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

Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting impacts

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

Remove or control predators

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

Hand-rear orphaned or abandoned young in captivity

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 6 Hand-rear orphaned or abandoned young in captivity 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

Establish wild flower areas on farmland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Establish wild flower areas on farmland Synopsis Link

Use chemical repellents along roads or railways

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 5 Use chemical repellents along roads or railways Synopsis Link

Use alternative de-icers on roads

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

Provide food/salt lick to divert mammals from roads or railways

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Provide food/salt lick to divert mammals from roads or railways Synopsis Link

Provide/increase anti-poaching patrols

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 7 Provide/increase anti-poaching patrols 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

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

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

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields

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

Provide supplementary food to increase reproduction/survival

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 24 Provide supplementary food to increase reproduction/survival 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

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

Install crossings over/under pipelines

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Install crossings over/under pipelines Synopsis Link

Install overpasses over waterways

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