Young raccoon in care gazing at the camera from inside a blue-walled enclosure.

Projects → WildAlert · the detect & warn layer

The network sees it in real time

WildAlert is a partner-driven, web-based platform for early detection and timely sharing of wildlife health information. It continuously analyzes clinical data contributed by wildlife rehabilitation organizations and flags unusual increases in cases by species or taxonomic group, clinical classification, place, and time. These signals help partners identify patterns that may warrant investigation.

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Wildlife agency or health lab? Bring WildAlert to your state.

24/7 Monitoring Every day of the year, clinical data arrives in near real time and is checked against what is expected

7 States live Seven state agencies monitoring early warnings, built to expand to all 50

2016 Year launched A decade of early warnings, with the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center and California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Live in Arizona · California · Florida · New Mexico · Pennsylvania · Texas · Washington

What it does

The work it makes possible

Integrates clinical data submitted in near real time by wildlife rehabilitation organizations across the network
Automatically generates alerts when case numbers exceed expected thresholds for a species and clinical classification
Customizable monitoring targets: choose the species, taxa, and conditions you want to track.
Permission-based access for state and regional wildlife agencies
Built in partnership with the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center at UC Davis and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Health Lab
WildAlert has detected unusual patterns in wildlife admissions that, through follow-up investigation by agency and diagnostic partners, were determined to be associated with HPAI in shorebirds, harmful algal bloom–related toxicosis in seabirds and shorebirds, canine distemper in mesocarnivores, cold-stunning in sea turtles, and starvation in brown pelicans.

WildAlert map of California's five strongest wildlife health signals, led by great horned owls with neurologic disease flagged as extreme. — Example WildAlert dashboard showing ranked wildlife health signals in California. Each signal is built from WRMD records contributed by wildlife professionals across the network and highlights patterns that exceed expected levels based on historical data.

What the data tell us

WildAlert Signals

A WildAlert signal is an early-warning indicator—not a confirmed diagnosis or outbreak. Signals identify unusual patterns in submitted records. Those signals can then prompt follow-up investigation, including diagnostic testing to determine the underlying cause.

Part of something bigger

Your records power the whole network

One mission, four projects, one shared body of wildlife health knowledge. Nothing here stands alone.

Collect & care

WRMD

The medical record system for wildlife rehabilitation.

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Respond

OWRMD

Medical records for oiled-wildlife response, built with UC Davis.

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Monitor & record

Ceto

Health and stranding data for marine mammal networks.

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Detect & warn

WildAlert

An automated early warning system for wildlife health events.

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Every state deserves an early warning.

WildAlert runs on data the network is already collecting. States support the service through a small annual fee, but implementation is collaborative—built around the agencies, rehabilitation organizations, and monitoring priorities in each state. Talk to us about bringing WildAlert to your state!

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Partners in Collaboration

Technical and Program Partners

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Penn Vet — University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine