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What Works in Conservation 2021

 | 
William Junior Sutherland
, 
Lynn V. Dicks
, 
Silviu O. Petrovan
, 
et al.

15. Terrestrial mammal conservation

15.10 Threat: Climate change and severe weather

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Unknown effectiveness

Apply water to vegetation to increase food availability during drought

1One study evaluated the effects on mammals of applying water to vegetation to increase food availability during drought. This study was in the USA.

2COMMUNITY RESPONSE (0 STUDIES)

3POPULATION RESPONSE (0 STUDIES)

4BEHAVIOUR (1 STUDY)

5Use (1 study): A controlled, before-and-after study in the USA found that watering scrub during drought increased its use by adult Sonoran pronghorns for feeding.

6Assessment: unknown effectiveness (effectiveness 70 %; certainty 34 %; harms 0 %).

https://www.conservationevidence.com/​actions/​2555

Translocate animals from source populations subject to similar climatic conditions

7One study evaluated the effects of translocating mammals from source populations subject to similar climatic conditions. This study was in the USA. COMMUNITY RESPONSE (0 STUDIES)

8POPULATION RESPONSE (1 STUDY)

9Reproductive success (1 study): A study in the USA found that bighorn sheep translocated from populations subject to a similar climate to the recipient site reared more offspring than did those translocated from milder climatic areas. BEHAVIOUR (0 STUDIES)

10Assessment: unknown effectiveness (effectiveness 55 %; certainty 25 %; harms 0 %).

https://www.conservationevidence.com/​actions/​2553

No evidence found (no assessment)

11We have captured no evidence for the following interventions:

  • Protect habitat along elevational gradients

  • Provide dams/water holes during drought

  • Remove flood water

  • Retain/provide migration corridors.

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