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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Use guardian animals (e.g. dogs, llamas, donkeys) bonded to livestock to deter predators to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 12 |
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Use repellents that taste bad (‘contact repellents’) to deter crop or property damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Translocate predators away from livestock to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 11 |
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Install electric fencing to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 11 |
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Install electric fencing to protect crops from mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 11 |
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Use loud noises to deter crop damage (e.g. banger sticks, drums, tins, iron sheets) by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Use taste-aversion to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to deter human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 |
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Install non-electric fencing to exclude predators or herbivores and reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 8 |
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Use chili to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Provide diversionary feeding to reduce crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Pay farmers to compensate for losses due to predators/wild herbivores to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use flags to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Deter predation of livestock by using shock/electronic dog-training collars to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Beneficial | 5 |
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Use target species distress calls or signals to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use loud noises to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use lights and sound to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use scent to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use bees to deter crop damage by mammals (e.g. elephants) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Use predator scent to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Exclude wild mammals using ditches, moats, walls or other barricades to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use visual deterrents (e.g. scarecrows) to deter predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Provide diversionary feeding to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Install metal grids at field entrances to prevent mammals entering to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Use lights and sound to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Translocate crop raiders away from crops (e.g. elephants) to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 2 |
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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.