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 mobile phone communications to warn farmers of problematic mammals (e.g. elephants) Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use fencing/netting to reduce predation of fish stock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use scarecrows to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Play predator calls to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Grow unattractive crop in buffer zone around crops (e.g. chili peppers) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use fencing to protect water sources for use by wild mammals Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Remove/control non-native amphibians (e.g. cane toads) Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use electric fencing to deter mammals from energy installations or mines Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Use pheromones to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Control non-native/problematic plants to restore habitat Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Reintroduce top predators to suppress and reduce the impacts of smaller non-native predator and prey species Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Control non-native prey species to reduce populations and impacts of non-native predators Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Provide artificial refuges for prey to evade/escape non-native predators Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Remove/control non-native species that could interbreed with native species Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Establish riparian buffers Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Remove topsoil that has had fertilizer added to mimic low nutrient soil Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Replant vegetation Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Retain/provide migration corridors Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Protect habitat along elevational gradients Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Provide dams/water holes during drought Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Remove flood water Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Encourage habitat protection of privately-owned land Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Retain buffer zones around core habitat Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Sterilize non-native domestic or feral species (e.g. cats and dogs) Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ||
Modify vegetation along roads to reduce collisions with mammals by enhancing visibility for drivers Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.