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Impact at a glance

What the network has made possible

More than a decade of wildlife care, recorded together, now supports surveillance, research, and better wildlife care.

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5M+ Records across the network Patient records, hotline calls and stranding events, including 4.7M+ WRMD patients

2,500+ Organizations Every U.S. state and 50+ countries

45+ Years of data Decades of data, ready to collaborate

5 Languages English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese

Outcomes

Four ways the data protects wildlife

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Wildlife saved

Better care, patient by patient

5,000+ wildlife professionals use WRMD to track treatment and outcomes, so every clinic learns faster from its own cases and those of its peers.

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Early warning

Earlier signals of emerging threats

WildAlert flagged unusual patterns in wildlife admissions that subsequent investigation linked to harmful algal blooms, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and canine distemper virus.

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Discovery

Research that wasn't possible before

Network data helped document the spread of pigeon paramyxovirus in invasive doves. It is one of many studies the dataset now makes possible.

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Better decisions

Agencies acting on live data

Seven state wildlife agencies use WildAlert monitoring to identify emerging concerns for investigation, and response.

Accountability

Annual & impact reports

Where the support goes, and what it made possible, in full.

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