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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Hand-rear orphaned or abandoned young in captivity Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Install tunnels/culverts/underpass under roads Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 25 | Synopsis Link | |
Install underpasses beneath ski runs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | 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 | Synopsis Link | |
Keep cats indoors or in outside runs to reduce predation of wild mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage vegetation using livestock grazing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | 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 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide diversionary feeding for mammals to reduce nuisance behaviour and human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide education programmes to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide woody debris in ski run area Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated mammals into fenced areas Action Link |
Beneficial | 24 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated/captive-bred mammals in areas with invasive/problematic species eradication/control Action Link |
Beneficial | 22 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated/captive-bred mammals in family/social groups Action Link |
Beneficial | 26 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated/captive-bred mammals to areas outside historical range Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove vegetation by hand/machine Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 20 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create shrubland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Retain wildlife corridors in residential areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Scare or otherwise deter mammals from human-occupied areas to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate mammals that have habituated to humans (e.g. bears) Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate predators away from livestock to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate problem mammals away from residential areas (e.g. habituated bears) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate to re-establish or boost populations in native range Action Link |
Beneficial | 64 | Synopsis Link | |
Use campaigns and public information to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use collar-mounted devices to reduce predation by domestic animals Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link |
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Terrestrial Mammal Conservation - Published 2020
Terrestrial Mammal Conservation
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.