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Angle windows to reduce collisions by birds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Angle windows to reduce collisions by birds Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Vary water flow/speed of artificial streams in enclosures for torrent breeding species

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Vary water flow/speed of artificial streams in enclosures for torrent breeding species Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Vary quality or quantity (UV% or gradients) of enclosure lighting to simulate seasonal changes in the wild

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Amphibians: Vary quality or quantity (UV% or gradients) of enclosure lighting to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Vary food provision to reflect seasonal availability in the wild

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Vary food provision to reflect seasonal availability in the wild Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Vary enclosure temperature to simulate seasonal changes in the wild

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Amphibians: Vary enclosure temperature to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Vary enclosure humidity to simulate seasonal changes in the wild using humidifiers, foggers/misters or artificial rain

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Vary enclosure humidity to simulate seasonal changes in the wild using humidifiers, foggers/misters or artificial rain Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Vary duration of enclosure lighting to simulate seasonal changes in the wild

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Vary duration of enclosure lighting to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Vary artificial rainfall to simulate seasonal changes in the wild

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Amphibians: Vary artificial rainfall to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Use hormone treatment to induce sperm and egg release

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 17 Amphibians: Use hormone treatment to induce sperm and egg release Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Use artificial fertilization in captive breeding

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 4 Amphibians: Use artificial fertilization in captive breeding Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Use artificial cloning from frozen or fresh tissue

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Use artificial cloning from frozen or fresh tissue Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium fed to prey (e.g. prey gut loading)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium fed to prey (e.g. prey gut loading) Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium applied to food (e.g. dusting prey)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium applied to food (e.g. dusting prey) Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Supplement diets with carotenoids (including for colouration)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Amphibians: Supplement diets with carotenoids (including for colouration) Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Simulate rainfall using sound recordings of rain and/or thunderstorms

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Simulate rainfall using sound recordings of rain and/or thunderstorms Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Separate sexes in non-breeding periods

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Amphibians: Separate sexes in non-breeding periods Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Provide visual barriers for territorial species

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Amphibians: Provide visual barriers for territorial species Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Provide particular plants as breeding areas or egg laying sites

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Amphibians: Provide particular plants as breeding areas or egg laying sites Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Provide particular enclosure furniture for calling sites, breeding areas or egg laying sites

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Amphibians: Provide particular enclosure furniture for calling sites, breeding areas or egg laying sites Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Provide natural substrate for species which do not breed in water (e.g. burrowing/tunnel breeders)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Amphibians: Provide natural substrate for species which do not breed in water (e.g. burrowing/tunnel breeders) Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Provide multiple egg laying sites within an enclosure

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Amphibians: Provide multiple egg laying sites within an enclosure Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Provide artificial aquifers for species which breed in upwelling springs

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Amphibians: Provide artificial aquifers for species which breed in upwelling springs Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Play recordings of breeding calls to simulate breeding season in the wild

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Amphibians: Play recordings of breeding calls to simulate breeding season in the wild Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Manipulate temperature of enclosure to improve development or survival to adulthood

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 4 Amphibians: Manipulate temperature of enclosure to improve development or survival to adulthood Synopsis Link

Amphibians: Manipulate sex ratio within the enclosure

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Amphibians: Manipulate sex ratio within the enclosure Synopsis Link
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