Grazing, she says, can be a conservation tool.

While the keystone species concept has been used extensively as a conservation tool, it has been criticized for being poorly defined from an operational stance.

Island biogeography theory also led to the development of wildlife corridors as a conservation tool to increase connectivity between habitat islands.

Protected areas are among the most valuable in situ conservation tool and cost-effective means for preserving genes, species, and habitats and for maintaining various ecological processes of importance to humanity.

Protected areas in fresh water could be a particularly effective conservation tool and can facilitate management, due to the fidelity of the species to relatively circumscribed areas.