Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Reduce rotor diameter Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce turbine height Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Regularly clean bat boxes to increase occupancy Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Rehabilitate injured/orphaned bats to maintain wild bat populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Reinstate bat roosts in felled tree trunks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Release captive-bred bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Relocate access points to bat roosts within developments Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Relocate bat colonies roosting inside dams Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Relocate bats from reclaimed mines to alternative subterranean roost sites Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Remove livestock modifications from water troughs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Remove turbine lighting to reduce bat and insect attraction Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reopen entrances to closed mines and make suitable for roosting bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to humans Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Replace culling of bats with non-lethal methods of preventing vampire bats from spreading rabies to livestock Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Replace netting with non-lethal measures to prevent bats from accessing fruit in orchards Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Replace or improve habitat for bats around roads Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Replant native trees in logged areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore and maintain microclimate in modified caves Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore and manage abandoned orchards for bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore bat foraging habitat at ex-quarry sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restore or create forest or woodland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restore or create grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restore or create linear habitat features/green corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restore or create wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Restrict artificial lighting in caves and around cave entrances Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Bat Conservation - Published 2020
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.