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Carnivores: Feed commercially prepared diets

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Carnivores: Feed commercially prepared diets Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Feed a plant-derived protein diet

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Carnivores: Feed a plant-derived protein diet Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Change location of food around enclosure

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Carnivores: Change location of food around enclosure Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Alter food abundance or type seasonally

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Carnivores: Alter food abundance or type seasonally Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Alter feeding schedule according to visitor activity

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Carnivores: Alter feeding schedule according to visitor activity Synopsis Link

Carnivores: Allocate fast days

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Carnivores: Allocate fast days Synopsis Link

Capture and transport eels around dams/barriers (‘trap and transport’)

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Capture and transport eels around dams/barriers (‘trap and transport’) Synopsis Link

Captive rear in large enclosures prior to release

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Captive rear in large enclosures prior to release Synopsis Link

Captive breeding toads

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 12 Captive breeding toads Synopsis Link

Captive breeding salamanders (including newts)

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 8 Captive breeding salamanders (including newts) Synopsis Link

Captive breeding Mallorcan midwife toads

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 3 Captive breeding Mallorcan midwife toads Synopsis Link

Captive breeding harlequin toads (Atelopus species)

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 6 Captive breeding harlequin toads (<i>Atelopus</i> species) Synopsis Link

Captive breeding frogs

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 34 Captive breeding frogs Synopsis Link

Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: limited free-ranging experience

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: limited free-ranging experience Synopsis Link

Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and reared in cages

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and reared in cages Synopsis Link

Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and raised in a free-ranging environment

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Captive breeding and reintroduction of primates into the wild: born and raised in a free-ranging environment Synopsis Link

Can supplementary feeding increase predation or parasitism?

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Can supplementary feeding increase predation or parasitism? Synopsis Link

Can nest protection increase predation of adults and chicks?

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 5 Can nest protection increase predation of adults and chicks? Synopsis Link

Can nest protection increase nest abandonment?

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Can nest protection increase nest abandonment? Synopsis Link

Can captive breeding have deleterious effects on individual fitness?

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 3 Can captive breeding have deleterious effects on individual fitness? Synopsis Link

Bury upper layer of peat/soil (without planting)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Bury upper layer of peat/soil (without planting) Synopsis Link

Bury upper layer of peat/soil (before planting)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Bury upper layer of peat/soil (before planting) Synopsis Link

Bury surface soil/sediment (before planting)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Bury surface soil/sediment (before planting) Synopsis Link

Bury surface soil/sediment

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Bury surface soil/sediment Synopsis Link

Bury pipelines instead of surface laying and rock dumping

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Bury pipelines instead of surface laying and rock dumping Synopsis Link
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