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We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

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Foster eggs or chicks of bustards with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Foster eggs or chicks of bustards with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of cranes with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Foster eggs or chicks of cranes with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of cranes with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Foster eggs or chicks of cranes with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering) Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of gannets and boobies with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Foster eggs or chicks of gannets and boobies with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of owls with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Foster eggs or chicks of owls with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of parrots with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Foster eggs or chicks of parrots with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of petrels and shearwaters with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Foster eggs or chicks of petrels and shearwaters with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering) Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of raptors with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Foster eggs or chicks of raptors with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of songbirds with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Foster eggs or chicks of songbirds with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering) Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of vultures with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Foster eggs or chicks of vultures with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of waders with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Foster eggs or chicks of waders with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of waders with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Foster eggs or chicks of waders with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering) Synopsis Link

Foster eggs or chicks of woodpeckers with wild conspecifics

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Foster eggs or chicks of woodpeckers with wild conspecifics Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary food for gulls, terns and skuas to increase reproductive success

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Provide supplementary food for gulls, terns and skuas to increase reproductive success Synopsis Link
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