# Wilder Institute: Leading global conservation efforts to build a future where people and wildlife thrive, together\. Generated by Yoast SEO v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [The Wilder Institute](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/) - [One Wild Future](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/one-wild-future/) - [About Wilder](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/about-wilder/): Creating one wild future through inclusive conservation, science, and shared action\. - [Environmental Educators’ Summit](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/environmentaleducatorsummit/): Education is one of the most powerful tools for conservation—and conservation begins with connection\. - [Wilder Canada Action Plan](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/wilder-canada-action-plan/): A national plan to restore Canada’s at\-risk species through targeted, hands\-on conservation ## Posts - [WILDER INSTITUTE LAUNCHES ONE WILD FUTURE, CHARTING A BOLD PATH FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/2026/06/25/wilder-institute-launches-one-wild-future-charting-a-bold-path-for-wildlife-conservation/): 25 JUNE 2026 \(Calgary, AB\) – The Wilder Institute today unveiled One Wild Future, a defining step forward in the organization’s evolution and a renewed commitment to a future where people and wildlife thrive, together\. - [A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/2026/02/26/a-national-call-to-action-for-wildlife-conservation/) - [BURROWING OWLS TAKE FLIGHT: HEAD\-STARTING SUPPORTS A NEW GENERATION](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/2025/10/02/burrowing-owls-take-flight-head-starting-supports-a-new-generation/) - [WILDER INSTITUTE SHOWCASES HUMAN\-CENTERED CONSERVATION AT GLOBAL IUCN CONGRESS](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/2025/10/07/wilder-institute-showcases-human-centered-conservation-at-global-iucn-congress/) - [RETURNING THEIR CALL: PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION AND THE WILDER INSTITUTE PARTNER FOR WHOOPING CRANE CONSERVATION](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/2026/03/10/returning-their-call-pembina-pipeline-corporation-and-the-wilder-institute-partner-for-whooping-crane-conservation/) ## People - [Thomas Lui](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/person/thomas-lui/) - [Cindy Ady](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/person/cindy-ady/) - [Jeff Hart](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/person/jeff-hart/) - [Sarah Midanik](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/person/sarah-midanik/) - [Rachel Moore](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/person/rachel-moore/) ## Programs - [Swift Fox Program](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/program/swift-fox/): Once gone from Canada’s prairies, the swift fox came back – and the Wilder Institute was part of the effort that made it possible\. - [Kianjavato Lemur \& Reforestation Initiative](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/program/kianjavato-lemur-reforestation-initiative/) - [Curiously Isolated Hairstreak Program](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/program/curiously-isolated-hairstreak-program/): The entire global population of one butterfly species lives in a single patch of grassland in Alberta\. We’re working to gain more insight into this sensitive species while helping grow its population\. - [Limestone Barrens Ecosystem Program](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/program/limestone-barrens-ecosystem-program/) - [Northern Leopard Frog Program](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/program/northern-leopard-frog-program/): The Rocky Mountain population of the northern leopard frog is down to a single wild population in British Columbia\. Since 2015, the Wilder Institute has been working to ensure it doesn’t remain the last\. ## Publications - [Multi\-scale modelling of prairie dog habitat associations to inform conservation translocation at their northern extent](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/publication/multi-scale-modelling-of-prairie-dog-habitat-associations-to-inform-conservation-translocation-at-their-northern-extent/) - [Cascades fisher reintroduction project: Final project report](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/publication/cascades-fisher-reintroduction-project-final-project-report/) - [Assessing the humoral response to and safety of a commercially available equine West Nile virus vaccine in a zoo\-based conservation breeding population of endangered greater sage\-grouse \(Centrocerus urophasianus\)](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/publication/assessing-the-humoral-response-to-and-safety-of-a-commercially-available-equine-west-nile-virus-vaccine-in-a-zoo-based-conservation-breeding-population-of-endangered-greater-sage-grouse-centrocerus-u/) - [Evaluating the utility of radiographic vertebral heart score and left atrial heart size for diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy in marmot species as a potential model for other rodent species](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/publication/evaluating-the-utility-of-radiographic-vertebral-heart-score-and-left-atrial-heart-size-for-diagnosis-of-dilated-cardiomyopathy-in-marmot-species-as-a-potential-model-for-other-rodent-species/) - [Amphibian conservation in Canada: state of the art and call for action](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/publication/amphibian-conservation-in-canada-state-of-the-art-and-call-for-action/) ## Species - [Whooping Crane](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/species/whooping-crane/): A towering migratory bird native to the wetlands of Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta\. - [Hippopotamus](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/species/hippopotamus/): One of Africa’s greatest ecosystem engineers, under threat - [Sitatunga](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/species/sitatunga/): A semi\-aquatic antelope so elusive, it was once believed to be extinct in Ghana\. - [Vancouver Island Marmot](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/species/vancouver-island-marmot/): An endemic Canadian mountain mammal recovering from the brink of extinction - [Fisher](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/species/fisher/): An elusive forest predator living in boreal forests ## Optional - [Sitemap index](http://dev-wilder-2.pantheonsite.io/sitemap_index.xml)