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Reintroduce primates into habitat with predators

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 14 Reintroduce primates into habitat with predators Synopsis Link

Reintroduce primates into habitat without predators

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Reintroduce primates into habitat without predators Synopsis Link

Relocate primates to non-residential areas

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Relocate primates to non-residential areas Synopsis Link

Remove alien invasive vegetation where the latter has a clear negative effect on the primate species in question

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove alien invasive vegetation where the latter has a clear negative effect on the primate species in question Synopsis Link

Remove and relocate ‘problem’ animals

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Remove and relocate ‘problem’ animals Synopsis Link

Remove human food waste that may potentially serve as food sources for primates to avoid disease transmission and conflict with humans

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove human food waste that may potentially serve as food sources for primates to avoid disease transmission and conflict with humans Synopsis Link

Remove/treat external/internal parasites to increase reproductive success/survival

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 9 Remove/treat external/internal parasites to increase reproductive success/survival Synopsis Link

Resettle illegal human communities (i.e. in a protected area) to another location

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Resettle illegal human communities (i.e. in a protected area) to another location Synopsis Link

Restore habitat corridors

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Restore habitat corridors Synopsis Link

Restrict the number of people that are allowed access to site

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Restrict the number of people that are allowed access to site Synopsis Link

Retain nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Retain nesting trees/shelter for primates within agricultural fields Synopsis Link

Run research project and ensure permanent human presence at site

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 7 Run research project and ensure permanent human presence at site Synopsis Link

Run tourist projects and ensure permanent human presence at site

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 8 Run tourist projects and ensure permanent human presence at site Synopsis Link

Strategically lay out the scent of a primate predator (e.g. leopard, lion)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Strategically lay out the scent of a primate predator (e.g. leopard, lion) Synopsis Link

Strengthen/support/re-install traditions/taboos that forbid the killing of primates

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Strengthen/support/re-install traditions/taboos that forbid the killing of primates Synopsis Link

Thin trees within forests

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Thin trees within forests Synopsis Link

Train langur monkeys to deter rhesus macaques

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Train langur monkeys to deter rhesus macaques Synopsis Link

Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from abundant population areas to non-inhabited environments

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from abundant population areas to non-inhabited environments Synopsis Link

Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from development sites to natural habitat elsewhere

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 6 Translocate (capture & release) wild primates from development sites to natural habitat elsewhere Synopsis Link

Treat sick/injured animals

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 18 Treat sick/injured animals Synopsis Link

Use 'set-aside' areas of natural habitat for primate protection within mining area

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use 'set-aside' areas of natural habitat for primate protection within mining area Synopsis Link

Use 'set-asides' for primate protection within logging area

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use 'set-asides' for primate protection within logging area Synopsis Link

Use fences as biological corridors for primates

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use fences as biological corridors for primates Synopsis Link

Use GPS and/or VHF tracking devices on individuals of problem troops to provide farmers with early warning of crop raiding

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use GPS and/or VHF tracking devices on individuals of problem troops to provide farmers with early warning of crop raiding Synopsis Link

Use loud-speakers to broadcast primate alarm calls

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use loud-speakers to broadcast primate alarm calls Synopsis Link
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