Strategic Planning for Species Conservation: A Handbook - IUCN
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8. Actions<br />
Table 8.4 Real-world examples of Actions which have been subjected to experimental<br />
testing in the field<br />
<strong>Species</strong> Action Results Reference<br />
Asian elephant<br />
Elephas maximus<br />
Black petrel<br />
Procellaria parkinsoni<br />
Black-footed ferret<br />
Mustela nigripes<br />
Pacific halibut<br />
Hippoglossus<br />
stenolepis<br />
Coordinated guarding of<br />
fields, and construction of<br />
chilli-grease fences, intended<br />
to reduce damage to crops<br />
and hence hostility to<br />
elephants<br />
Dripping shark oil behind<br />
longline fishing boats,<br />
intended to deter seabirds<br />
from diving after baits and<br />
drowning<br />
Release of captive bred<br />
animals intended to reestablish<br />
wild populations<br />
Grating inserted into trawl<br />
nets to exclude protected<br />
pacific halibut<br />
Multiple species Educational leaflet mailed to<br />
residents living near protected<br />
areas in Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
Coordinated guarding was<br />
highly effective but addition<br />
of chilli-grease fences led to<br />
no further improvements and<br />
their use was discontinued<br />
Shark oil significantly<br />
reduced diving rates relative<br />
to vegetable oil and sea<br />
water controls<br />
On release, ferrets given<br />
experience of natural habitat<br />
(prairie dog burrows)<br />
dispersed shorter distances<br />
and appeared to survive<br />
better than those raised in<br />
cages<br />
Nets with the grating caught<br />
94% fewer halibut than did<br />
similar nets lacking the<br />
grating, used under identical<br />
conditions<br />
Only 21% of recipients<br />
recalled receiving the leaflet<br />
and there were negligible<br />
differences in attitudes<br />
between neighbours who<br />
were, and were not, sent the<br />
leaflet<br />
Hedges and<br />
Gunaryadi in<br />
press<br />
Pierre and<br />
Norden 2006<br />
Biggins et al.<br />
1999<br />
Rose and<br />
Gauvin 2000<br />
George and<br />
Crooks 2006<br />
Table 8.4 provides some examples of Actions which have been subjected to experimental<br />
tests in the field. Experimental evaluations have been conducted <strong>for</strong> a variety of methods<br />
involving management of particular populations (See Table 8.4). In contrast, there are few<br />
examples of experimentation being used to evaluate broader-based Actions such as<br />
community conservation programmes or establishment of protected areas (Ferraro and<br />
Pattanayak 2006). This is un<strong>for</strong>tunate, especially as such trials need not be arduous, and<br />
can often be conducted in the course of implementing Action (this approach is termed<br />
"active adaptive management", Parma et al. 1998).<br />
8.3.2 Correlational studies to interpret “natural variation” in management practices<br />
Even in the absence of <strong>for</strong>mally-designed experiments, it may be possible to evaluate the<br />
past effectiveness of different management approaches by comparing their outcomes using<br />
a variety of statistical methods. For example Leader-Williams and Albon (1988) compared<br />
rates of change in black rhino populations in different countries and were able to conclude<br />
that expenditure of resources on anti-poaching patrols was a key to successful conservation<br />
of this species. Other such correlational studies are summarised in Table 8.5.