The future of conservation field capacity is locally led.
WildTAC International is building a global network of regional wildlife tracking and conservation capacity organisations, beginning with WildTAC North America and WildTAC Africa.
A global network of regional organisations
WildTAC International supports regional WildTAC member organisations in Africa, South America, Asia, North America, Europe, and Oceania — each independently founded and locally governed, bound together by a shared field standard and network identity.
Training. Certification. Mentoring. Research. Monitoring. Community.
Field training programmes
Intensive, structured field training built around real wildlife sign in real habitat — not classrooms. We train to a professional standard, not a participation certificate.
Certification access
We connect regional organisations to internationally recognised Track & Sign certification, making formal field credentials accessible to practitioners across every continent.
Field mentoring
Experienced trackers and evaluators work directly alongside participant cohorts in the field, building the kind of skill that only comes from ground-level contact.
Research support
Field data from certified tracking programmes connects to academic and conservation science — turning practitioner observations into publishable, usable conservation intelligence.
Conservation monitoring
Systematic, repeatable wildlife presence and distribution assessment, generating data that park authorities and conservation agencies can act on.
Community conservation
Building community-based tracking and stewardship capacity — so that local people are the primary custodians of wildlife knowledge in their own landscapes.
WildTAC Africa's Ghana 2027 pilot is the network's first global proof of concept.
WildTAC Africa's pilot at Mole National Park is the model every future chapter will adapt — a full field-based Track & Sign certification programme, grounded in local institutional partnerships, run by a locally led team.
A two-cohort certification model
The Ghana pilot runs back-to-back participant cohorts through a structured Track & Sign evaluation — building a certified local tracker base and a replicable delivery framework for the wider network.
Core tracking and sign interpretation against the CyberTracker standard, with qualified evaluators.
Extended field evaluation and formal Track & Sign certification at Mole National Park.
Institutional partners include KNUST, FUD, Ghana Wildlife Society, Tropenbos, A Rocha Ghana, NCF, and SCB–Africa.
Where we are aiming by 2030.
Field notes, certification explainers, and pilot reports.
As the network's first programmes take shape, we are building a growing library of field and technical resources for practitioners, partners, and funders.
What is CyberTracker Track & Sign?
An introduction to the internationally recognised field certification standard used across the WildTAC network.
AVAILABLEWildTAC Africa 12-Day Training Programme
Structure and content overview of the flagship Ghana pilot training programme.
AVAILABLEField ethics guidance for tracking practitioners
Principles guiding responsible wildlife tracking, data collection, and community engagement across the network.
COMING SOONThe WildTAC network model explained
How WildTAC International and its regional chapters relate to each other — for potential partners and founding teams.
COMING SOONGhana 2027 pilot report
Post-pilot findings, certification outcomes, and learnings from the inaugural WildTAC Africa field season.
2027 · POST-PILOTField notes from the founding period
Notes and reflections from the WildTAC founding team as the network and its first pilots take shape.
ONGOINGSix ways to join the work.
Institutional partnership
Universities, park authorities, and conservation NGOs anchoring training, research, and field access for a regional chapter.
Learn moreFund a programme
Support pilot delivery, certification capacity, or the development of a new regional chapter through grants or direct funding.
Learn moreSponsor a participant
Cover the training and evaluation costs for a field practitioner to participate in a WildTAC certification programme.
Learn moreTechnical support
Contribute expertise in tracking, evaluation, curriculum design, data systems, or conservation science to support the network.
Learn moreJoin a regional conversation
Interested in founding a chapter in South America, Asia, Europe, or Oceania? We want to hear from field practitioners and institutions in those regions.
Learn moreParticipate in a field programme
Field practitioners, trackers, and conservation staff with relevant background can apply to take part in an upcoming cohort.
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