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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Plant crops to provide supplementary food for mammals Action Link | Beneficial | 4 | ||
Install mammal crossing points along fences on farmland Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 4 | ||
Captive rear in large enclosures prior to release Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 4 | ||
Install fences around existing culverts or underpasses under roads/railways Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 4 | ||
Create or maintain corridors between habitat patches Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 4 | ||
Restore or create wetlands Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | ||
Clear or open patches in forests Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | ||
Provide diversionary feeding for mammals to reduce nuisance behaviour and human-wildlife conflict Action Link | Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | ||
Place orphaned or abandoned wild young with wild foster parents Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Plant new or maintain existing hedgerows on farmland Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Translocate mammals to reduce overpopulation Action Link | Trade-off between benefit and harms | 3 | ||
Use loud noises to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Use lights and sound to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Use scent to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Breed mammals in captivity Action Link | Beneficial | 3 | ||
Use artificial insemination Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Thin trees to reduce wildfire risk Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Remove understorey vegetation in forest Action Link | Unlikely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Provide artificial waterholes in dry season Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Use bees to deter crop damage by mammals (e.g. elephants) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Use fencing to exclude grazers or other problematic species Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Use predator scent to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Provide live natural prey to captive mammals to foster hunting behaviour before release Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 | ||
Install ledges in culverts under roads/railways Action Link | Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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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.