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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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Use raptor models to deter birds and so reduce incidental mortality Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use perch-deterrents to stop raptors perching on pylons Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Scare birds from fish farms Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Rehabilitation of injured and treated birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial nesting sites for raptors Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Foster eggs or chicks of raptors with wild conspecifics Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Use perches to increase foraging success Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use captive breeding to increase or maintain populations of raptors Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Wash contaminated semen and use it for artificial insemination Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Artificially incubate and hand-rear raptors in captivity Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Release captive-bred individuals into the wild to restore or augment wild populations of raptors Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Use fencing to exclude predators or other problematic species Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Enforce legislation to protect birds against persecution Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Pay farmers to cover the costs of bird conservation measures Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 30 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce electrocutions by using plastic, not aluminium, leg rings to mark birds Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark eggs to reduce their appeal to egg collectors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning on grasslands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 21 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or create inland wetlands Action Link |
Beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Control avian predators on islands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Control mammalian predators on islands for raptors Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Can nest protection increase predation of adults and chicks? Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial nesting sites for songbirds Action Link |
Beneficial | 65 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for vultures to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for raptors to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 | Synopsis Link |
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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.