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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Cease/reduce payments to cull mammals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Graze herbivores on pasture, instead of sustaining with artificial foods Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Publish data on ranger performance to motivate increased anti-poacher efforts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Dispose of livestock carcasses to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit livestock with protective collars to reduce risk of predation by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase size of protected area Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase resources for managing protected areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide more small artificial breeding sites rather than fewer large sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Ban private ownership of hunted mammals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Site management for target mammal species carried out by field sport practitioners Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Incentivise species protection through licensed trophy hunting Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Ban exports of hunting trophies Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant trees following clearfelling Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Allow forest to regenerate naturally following logging Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave standing deadwood/snags in forests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate mammals that have habituated to humans (e.g. bears) Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage community-based participation in land management Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use campaigns and public information to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide education programmes to improve behaviour towards mammals and reduce threats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide diversionary feeding to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Place captive young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Build fences around protected areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create savannas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Prohibit or restrict hunting of particular sex/ breeding status/age animals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | 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.