Human encroachments into natural landscapes increase pathogen transmission between wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. This threatens critically endangered wildlife species, food security and the cultural fabric of Indigenous communities, and even upends global economies and ways of living.

Despite broad international regulations requiring wildlife health surveillance systems, few countries generate wildlife health intelligence through operational and sustainable systems.

How can we sustain wildlife health surveillance systems across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)? How can we identify priorities, measure benefits, and improve efficiency? How can we formalize a coordinated global support system?

OUR APPROACH: Wildlife Health Intelligence Network (WHIN) is a consortium of organizations that all believe that the solutions to scaling wildlife health surveillance globally go beyond the capacity of a single organization. Our WHIN working group will bridge disciplines and scales to identify collaborative and evidence-based solutions to address the gap between international guidelines and field implementation. First, a consortium will be formalized to design a coherent framework for the regulation and implementation of wildlife health surveillance systems globally. Second, available data will be synthesized to create a strong evidence base for the efficient scaling of wildlife health surveillance systems.