Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide artificial nesting sites for oilbirdsA before-and after-study in Trinidad and Tobago found an increase in size of an oilbird colony following the creation of artificial nesting ledges. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F491https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F491Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:25:31 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide artificial nesting sites for trogonsA small study from Guatemala found that at least one resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno nested in nest boxes provided. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F493https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F493Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:55:55 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide artificial nesting sites for swiftsA study from the USA found that Vaux’s swifts Chaetura vauxi successfully used nest boxes provided. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F495https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F495Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:42:04 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Use differently-coloured artificial nestsA replicated study from the USA found that two species showed different colour preferences for nest boxes, but that in each case, the preferred colour had lower nesting success than the less preferred colour. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F500https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F500Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:21:30 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Repair/support nests to support breedingA small study from Puerto Rico found that nine Puerto Rican parrot Amazona vittata nests were repaired, resulting in no chicks dying of cold. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F502https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F502Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:31:27 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Foster eggs or chicks of gannets and boobies with wild conspecificsA small controlled study in Australia found that Australasian gannet chicks Morus serrator were lighter, and hatching and fledging success lower in nests which had an additional egg or chick added. However, overall productivity was (non-significantly) higher in experimental nests. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F507https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F507Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:17:32 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Foster eggs or chicks of cranes with wild conspecificsA small study in Canada found high rates of fledging for whooping crane Grus americana eggs fostered to first time breeders (which normally have very low fertility). Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F512https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F512Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:13:08 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Foster eggs or chicks of bustards with wild conspecificsA small study in Saudi Arabia found that a captive-bred egg was successfully fostered to a female in the wild. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F513https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F513Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:18:42 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Foster eggs or chicks of petrels and shearwaters with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering)A replicated and partially controlled study from Hawaii found that Newell’s shearwater Puffinus newelli eggs fostered to wedge-tailed shearwater P. pacificus nests had high fledging rates. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F516https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F516Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:54:21 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Foster eggs or chicks of ibises with wild non-conspecifics (cross-fostering)A 2007 literature review describes attempting to foster northern bald ibis Geronticus eremite chicks with cattle egrets Bubulcus ibis as unsuccessful. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F518https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F518Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:07:49 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for petrels to increase reproductive successA replicated controlled study in Australia found that Gould’s petrel Pterodroma leucoptera chicks provided with supplementary food had very similar fledging rates to both control and hand-reared birds, but were significantly heavier than other birds. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F522https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F522Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:22:09 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for wildfowl to increase reproductive successA small randomised and controlled ex situ study from Canada found faster growth and higher weights for fed greater snow goose Chen caerulescens atlantica chicks than unfed ones, but no differences in mortality rates. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F526https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F526Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:16:26 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for gamebirds to increase reproductive successA controlled study in Tibet found that Tibetan eared pheasants Crossoptilon harmani that were fed supplementary food laid significantly larger eggs and clutches than control birds. Nesting success and laying dates were not affected. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F527https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F527Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:34:24 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for waders to increase reproductive successA small controlled trial from the Netherlands found that Eurasian oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus did not produce larger replacement eggs if provided with supplementary food, and their eggs were, in fact smaller than the first clutch, whereas control females laid larger replacement eggs. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F529https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F529Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:48:48 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for ibises to increase reproductive successA study from China found that breeding success of crested ibis Nipponia nippon was correlated with the amount of supplementary food provided, although no comparison was made with unfed nests. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F530https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F530Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:51:49 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for kingfishers to increase reproductive successA controlled study in the USA found that belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon supplied with food had heavier nestlings and were more likely to renest. There was mixed evidence for the effect of feeding on laying date. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F534https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F534Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:30:18 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for pigeons to increase reproductive successA replicated cross-over study in the UK found no differences in reproductive parameters of European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur between years when food was supplied and those when it was not. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F535https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F535Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:40:03 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food to allow the rescue of a second chickA small controlled study in Spain found that second chicks from lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus nests survived longer if nests were provided with food, allowing one chick to be rescued. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F541https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F541Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:58:36 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for waders to increase adult survivalA study in Northern Ireland found that waders fed on millet seed when provided, but were dominated by mallards Anas platyrhynchos when larger seeds were provided. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F543https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F543Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:50:12 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary food for gulls, terns and skuas to increase adult survivalA randomised, replicated and controlled study in the Antarctic found that female south polar skuas Catharacta maccormicki that were fed lost more weight whilst feeding two chicks than unfed birds. There was no difference for birds with single chicks, or male birds. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F548https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F548Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:21:14 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Place feeders close to windows to reduce collisionsA randomised, replicated and controlled experiment in the USA found that placing bird feeders close to windows reduced the number of collisions with the windows and the number of fatal collisions. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F557https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F557Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:13:35 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Provide supplementary water to increase survival or reproductive successA controlled study in Morocco found that water supplemented northern bald ibis Geronticus eremite pairs had significantly higher reproductive success than those far from water sources. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F558https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F558Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:16:43 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Translocate individualsA review of 239 bird translocation programmes found 63–67% resulted in establishment of self-sustaining populations. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F566https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F566Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:46:30 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Translocate megapodesA replicated study from Indonesia found that up to 78% of maleo Macrocephalon maleo eggs hatched after translocation, with higher success if eggs were reburied as they were found. There was only anecdotal evidence that the translocations increased local populations. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F567https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F567Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:49:00 +0100Collected Evidence: Collected Evidence: Translocate auksA replicated study in the USA and Canada found that 20% of 774 translocated Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica remained in or near the release site, with up to 7% breeding. Collected Evidencehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F570https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationevidence.com%2Factions%2F570Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:02:20 +0100