Mission

Wildlife Trust empowers local conservation scientists worldwide to protect nature and safeguard ecosystem and human health.

Wildlife Trust pioneered the field of Conservation Medicine, a new discipline that addresses the link between ecological disruption of wildlife, livestock, and human health and survival. Our work includes research into the discovery and causes of disease emergence such as SARS, AIDS, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Avian Influenza and the deadly Nipah virus.

Wildlife Trust is committed to unifying biodiversity conservation, ecology and health by its leadership and strategic role with its partners, the Consortium for Conservation Medicine and the global Wildlife Trust Alliance. These partnerships allow Wildlife Trust to gain insight into specific issues from disease outbreaks to the protection of wildlife sanctuaries.