Wildlife health is driven by ecology.
Disease, food availability, predation, competition, climate, human interactions -- these all occur within an animal's ecological context.
Wildlife health conservation requires a deep understanding of ecological drivers.
The Wildlife Health Ecology Research Organization conducts fundamental and applied research, with the goal of gathering the ecological knowledge needed to understand and conserve wildlife health.
Wildlife H.E.R.O. is an organization dedicated to positively impacting wildlife health and conservation through ecology-based translational research.
This is only possible by working with partners who are passionate about advancing knowledge on wildlife health through ecology, and applying this knowledge to improve wildlife health.
Wildlife H.E.R.O. is invested in developing collaborations with partners from diverse backgrounds, which we believe provides the best opportunities to generate impactful research and ideas.
To find out more about the work we do, click here.