Protecting Health
Wildlife Trust is a pioneer in the study of conservation medicine. This discipline studies the links between animal, human and ecosystem health. Conservation medicine bridges disciplines to examine the health of individuals, communities and populations and the ecosystems in which they live. Conservation Medicine provides new skills, tools and vision to the fields of both conservation biology and medicine. The program’s research has been instrumental in revealing the impact of emerging diseases in marine wildlife populations, as well as terrestrial fauna and avian species.
Assessing the Impacts of Global Wildlife Trade
Approximately, 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases affecting humans today is of zoonotic origin (a disease that jumps from a wild or domestic animal reservoir and spreads to humans).
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Emerging Disease Hotspots
Wildlife Trust and its global partners are working to discover emerging diseases using a first-of-its kind predictive map of disease hotspots. Wildlife Trust scientists uncovered the specific factors that make a region predisposed to disease emergence. By identifying potential infectious disease threats, we can protect both public and environmental health.
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Monitoring the Deadly Nipah Virus
The deadly Nipah virus first emerged in Malaysia in 1998. This lethal virus was first identified in pigs and pig farmers and spread quickly as infected pigs were bought and sold.
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One Health Alliance of South Asia (OHASA)
The One Health Alliance of South Asia (OHASA) is a trans-disciplinary and intergovernmental alliance that aims to tackle the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases that can be shared among wildlife, domestic animals and people.
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Pandemic Disease Research
Our analysis and predictions on the global spread of H5N1 avian influenza laid the groundwork to focus our attention on the latest H1N1 ("swine flu") influenza pandemic. Our goal for this research is to accurately forecast the risk of large-scale outbreaks.
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SARS
Wildlife Trust and its scientific collaborators were the first to identify the original reservoir for the SARS virus.
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West Nile Virus
Wildlife Trust continues to assess the role of anthropogenic change and environmental factors in the emergence and spread of West Nile virus.
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Zoonotic Emergence Network (ZEN) in Malaysia & China
Hunting wildlife for food occurs all over the world, and brings people into contact with a multitude of species, and as a result, a vast number of known and unknown pathogens that may cause disease in people.
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