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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Modify turbine placement to reduce bat fatalities Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Retain a buffer between turbines and habitat features used by bats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Deter bats from turbines using radar Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Close off potential access points on turbines to prevent roosting bats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in reclaimed mines Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Install hop-overs as road/railway crossing structures for bats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Deter bats from roads/railways using lighting Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Replace or improve habitat for bats around roads/railways Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Introduce and enforce legislation to control hunting of bats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Introduce and enforce legislation to regulate harvesting of bat guano Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Maintain forest and woodland edges for foraging bats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Retain veteran and standing dead trees as roosting sites for bats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Replant native trees in logged areas Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Educate the public to improve perception of bats to improve behaviour towards bats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Restore and maintain microclimate in modified caves Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Inform the public of ways to reduce disturbance to bats in caves Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Provide artificial subterranean bat roosts to replace roosts in disturbed caves Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Restrict human access to bat caves to reduce the spread of the white-nose syndrome pathogen Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Relocate bats from reclaimed mines to alternative subterranean roost sites Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Vaccinate bats against the white-nose syndrome pathogen Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Cull bats infected with white-nose syndrome Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Introduce legislation to control the use of hazardous substances Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Change effluent treatments used in agriculture and forestry Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() | |
Impose noise limits in proximity to bat roosts and habitats Action Link | No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | ![]() |
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Bat Conservation - Published 2021
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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.