Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link	Beneficial	9	Synopsis Link
Use education programmes and local engagement to help reduce persecution or exploitation of species Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	6	Synopsis Link
Use wildlife refuges to reduce hunting disturbance Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Increase ‘on-the-ground’ protection to reduce unsustainable levels of exploitation Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Provide ‘sacrificial’ grasslands to reduce the impact of wild geese on crops Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Promote sustainable alternative livelihoods Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Employ local people as ‘biomonitors’ Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Mark eggs to reduce their appeal to egg collectors Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Relocate nestlings to reduce poaching Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Introduce voluntary ‘maximum shoot distances’ Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Move fish-eating birds to reduce conflict with fishermen Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Scare fish-eating birds from areas to reduce conflict Action Link	Evidence not assessed	0	Synopsis Link

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