Strategic Partners

Wildlife Trust has leveraged research expertise and innovation through a series of strategic alliances. Our project leaders work directly to study and develop ways to solve issues stemming from mismanagement of landscapes and species.

One serious handicap of locally-based conservationists working in developing countries is that they often become professionally isolated and have limited opportunities for sharing global lessons learned. One key institution-defining strategy for Wildlife Trust has been the creation and continued development of the Wildlife Trust Alliance. This international network joins together an expert team of local environmental leaders, scientists, and health professionals to share their ideas, recommendations, and innovations in wildlife conservation practice.

Wildlife Trust Alliance

The Wildlife Trust Alliance (WTA) is a growing international network of science-based conservation organizations and individual members dedicated to understanding the consequences of human activities on biodiversity, ecosystem function and health. The Alliance seeks to develop enduring solutions for a sustainable world.

Habitat fragmentation, human-wildlife conflict, unsustainable fisheries, invasive species, the effects of natural catastrophes on wildlife and biodiversity, emerging infectious diseases, pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss are the compelling issues facing Alliance members today.

The Wildlife Trust Alliance is fast becoming a think tank of intellectual leaders and a global voice for local conservation scientists. Their diverse skills and wisdom lead to scientifically innovative, culturally appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the challenges of protecting ecosystem health in human-dominated landscapes. Wildlife Trust empowers this network of local scientists worldwide through training and support.

Consortium for Conservation Medicine

The Consortium for Conservation Medicine is a unique collaborative institution that strives to understand the link between anthropogenic environmental change, the health of all species and the conservation of biodiversity.

The Consortium for Conservation Medicine consists of prestigious institutions and organizations including Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine Center for Conservation Medicine, Wildlife Trust, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and USGS National Wildlife Health Center. The Consortium for Conservation Medicine also has an associates group consisting of leading scientists in the fields of ecology, biology, zoology, epidemiology and disease ecology.