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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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 wild foster parents Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease/reduce payments to cull mammals Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Rehabilitate injured, sick or weak mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Hand-rear orphaned or abandoned young in captivity Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with captive foster parents Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food to increase reproduction/survival Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 24 | Synopsis Link | |
Encourage community-based participation in land management Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary water to increase reproduction/survival Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate to re-establish or boost populations in native range Action Link |
Beneficial | 64 | Synopsis Link | |
Graze herbivores on pasture, instead of sustaining with artificial foods Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | 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 | |
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 | |
Use guardian animals (e.g. dogs, llamas, donkeys) bonded to livestock to deter predators to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Use holding pens at release site prior to release of translocated mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 35 | 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 | |
Release translocated/captive-bred mammals at a specific time (e.g. season, day/night) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | 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 | |
Use scent to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated/captive-bred mammals into area with artificial refuges/breeding sites Action Link |
Beneficial | 17 | Synopsis Link | |
Hold translocated mammals in captivity before release Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated/captive-bred mammals in family/social groups Action Link |
Beneficial | 26 | Synopsis Link | |
Release translocated mammals into fenced areas Action Link |
Beneficial | 24 | 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.