Center for Large Landscape Conservation

What Center for Large Landscape Conservation does

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC) is a Bozeman, Montana-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2007 that advances ecological connectivity for climate resilience worldwide. It serves government agencies (transportation, wildlife, and land-management bodies), conservation NGOs, multilateral institutions including UNESCO and World Bank-funded projects, foundations, and individual donors across at least 15 countries in North America, Central America, South America, East Africa, Southern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia. The organization was admitted to the United Nations Economic and Social Council as an NGO in June 2026 and is an IUCN NGO Member since 2016.

CLLC's core technology and product portfolio centers on spatial connectivity modeling and mapping, which uses species movement data, environmental factors, and human impact inputs to spatially model connectivity areas. Proprietary tools include the Protected Network Metric (ProNet), co-developed with Dr. David Theobald for tracking annual progress on ecological connectivity, and ROaDS, a mobile web tool for collecting wildlife-vehicle collision and movement data through standardized methodology. Product outputs span research/assessment deliverables (the West-Wide Study across 11 western U.S. states, the Transboundary Corridor Atlas for the SOKNOT Kenya-Tanzania landscape covering 24 wildlife corridors, the Kafue National Park Road Impact Assessment in Zambia), toolkit resources (Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Toolkit, Land Trusts toolkit, Local Planning guide, Asian Elephant Handbook), and professional services (constituent engagement, planning and assessment, implementation support, monitoring and evaluation). CLLC also serves as Secretariat of the IUCN WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group (1,200+ members from 125+ countries) and hosts the Network for Landscape Conservation (2,500+ members from 100+ organizations) and the US Biosphere Network.

The business model blends five revenue streams: tax-deductible individual donations and planned giving, foundation and government grants (Pew, Volgenau Foundation, CEPF, federal infrastructure pass-through), fee-for-service consulting priced competitively with project-based quotes, corporate partnerships, and now the new $1.2M Catalyst Fund re-granting program. Go-to-market combines direct consulting engagement, network facilitation, and training/capacity-building delivery. The organization employs approximately 20+ staff led since January 2026 by CEO Dr. Brendan Moynahan, formerly Chief of the NPS Wildlife Conservation Branch, succeeding founder Gary Tabor.

Name

Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Legal name

Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Website

https://largelandscapes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation is a Bozeman, Montana-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides science-based connectivity conservation services, research, and toolkits to government agencies, NGOs, and multilateral institutions across 120+ countries, while hosting major practitioner networks including IUCN CCSG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Consulting and Ecological Connectivity Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE)

Keywords

• Ecological connectivity conservation
• Wildlife crossing infrastructure
• Landscape conservation services
• Habitat connectivity planning
• Conservation policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, monthly sustaining donors, tribute and memorial gifts, stock and securities donations
2. Foundation and Government Grants: Grant funding from foundations and government agencies for specific conservation projects and programs
3. Fee-for-Service Consulting: Expert technical advisement and consulting services provided to partners, competitively and fairly priced
4. Corporate Partnerships: Strategic partnerships with corporate entities including matching gift programs, direct support, and cross-promotional opportunities
5. Planned Giving and Legacy Gifts: Bequests, donations of property, and beneficiary designations for long-term legacy support

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers expert technical advisement and science-based consulting services in ecological connectivity conservation. Its core offerings span constituent engagement, planning and assessment, implementation support, and monitoring and evaluation for partners ranging from government agencies and NGOs to financial institutions. The organization also produces research reports, toolkits, and guides (e.g., wildlife crossings resources, Asian elephant infrastructure handbook, local planning guides) and hosts collaborative practitioner networks including the IUCN WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group and the Network for Landscape Conservation.

Product overview

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation is a conservation nonprofit organization (not a software product company) that advances ecological connectivity for climate resilience worldwide. Its portfolio consists of research/assessment products (including the West-Wide Study analyzing wildlife crossings across 11 western states, the Transboundary Corridor Atlas for SOKNOT covering 24 wildlife corridors in Kenya/Tanzania, and road impact assessments for Kafue National Park in Zambia); toolkit resources (including the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Toolkit, Land Trusts and Wildlife Crossing Structures Toolkit, Local Government Planning guide, and Asian Elephant Handbook); and professional services (constituent engagement, planning and assessment, implementation support, and monitoring and evaluation). The organization also hosts collaborative networks including the Network for Landscape Conservation and serves as Secretariat for the IUCN WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Connectivity Conservation Services Professional services including constituent engagement, planning and assessment, implementation support, and monitoring and evaluation to help government agencies, NGOs, and other partners achieve connectivity and landscape conservation goals. Delivered to public and private sector partners globally, with a free one-hour initial consultation.
• West-Wide Study to Identify Important Highway Locations for Wildlife Crossings A research report and associated interactive mapping website that analyzes highway segments in 11 U.S. western states to identify road segments where wildlife crossing implementation would be most beneficial for human safety, ecological connectivity, and conservation values. Targeted at transportation and wildlife agencies.
• Transboundary Corridor Atlas for the SOKNOT Landscape A resource supporting conservation of the Southern Kenya-Northern Tanzania (SOKNOT) ecosystem, containing assessments of 24 wildlife corridors and baseline data to help measure habitat connectivity over time. Developed in partnership with WWF.
• US-191/MT-64 Wildlife Crossings Project A wildlife crossings initiative in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem that identifies priority sites for wildlife crossings along US-191 and MT-64 to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and maintain habitat connectivity. Delivered in collaboration with Montana Department of Transportation and Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University.
• Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Toolkit A toolkit providing guidance for developing effective projects under the Federal Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, including best practices, examples, and resources for designing wildlife crossing projects in accordance with grant application criteria. For state departments of transportation, federal agencies, and applicants.
• Land Trusts and Wildlife Crossing Structures Toolkit A toolkit detailing how land trusts can contribute to highway infrastructure projects for wildlife, including lessons learned, best practices, funding sources, and public-private partnership opportunities. Targeted at land trusts and conservation practitioners.
• Integrating Wildlife Habitat Connectivity into Local Government Planning Report A practical guide for planners and local government partners to incorporate wildlife habitat connectivity into land use decisions, featuring sample policies, ordinances, case studies, and best practices. Supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
• Handbook to Mitigate the Impacts of Roads and Railways on Asian Elephants First-ever international guidelines for designing elephant-specific crossing structures, providing recommendations for reducing collisions and providing safe passage for Asian elephants across roads and railways across 13 range countries. Targeted at infrastructure planners and conservation agencies in Asia.
• Kafue National Park Road Impact Assessment Comprehensive assessment of road impacts and mitigation options for wildlife in Kafue National Park and Greater Kafue Ecosystem, Zambia, addressing the M9 highway's effects on lion, cheetah, wild dog, and other species. Developed in partnership with the Zambian Carnivore Programme.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wildlife crossing structures with fencing can reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions by 85% or more
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Official Non-governmental Member of IUCN since 2016. Provides leadership and expertise throughout the Union and at World Conservation Congresses. Led preparation of key policy resolutions.
• IUCN WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group (CCSG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLLC serves as the Secretariat for the CCSG, which has 1,200+ volunteer members from 125+ countries. Together they produce guidelines, technical reports, and promote connectivity conservation globally. Gary Tabor served as Chair from 2017-2025.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on SOKNOT Atlas development for Southern Kenya-Northern Tanzania landscape. Also partnered on elephant-friendly infrastructure workshops in Bhutan and Malaysia, and wildlife-friendly infrastructure compendium.
• Western Transportation Institute - Montana State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on West-Wide Study to identify important highway locations for wildlife crossings across 11 western U.S. states. Also partnered on US-191/MT-64 Wildlife Assessment.
• Conservation Planning Technologies (EXP)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnered on development, analysis, writing, and coordination of West-Wide Study for wildlife crossing identification.
• Montana Department of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on US-191/MT-64 Wildlife Crossings Project in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Working together to implement wildlife crossings and reduce collisions.
• Zambian Carnivore ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on comprehensive assessment to understand road impacts on wildlife in Kafue National Park, identifying hotspots and recommending mitigation measures.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with UNESCO on Trifinio-Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve project to strengthen ecological connectivity in Central America.
• LightHawkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth American nonprofit providing aerial flight support for conservation. Flew CLLC board and staff over Gallatin Valley to view wildlife crossing priority sites.
• Staying Connected InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership working to maintain and enhance ecological connectivity in northern Appalachian Mountains. CLLC provides connectivity science and policy expertise.
• Appalachian Trail Landscape PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLLC serves on Steering Committee and helped inform partnership structure. Facilitated and led Climate Advisory Group and Climate Vision for the Region.
• Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWork together on specific crossing structures and global connectivity standardization. Partnership strengthens collective impact from U.S. Rockies to globally.
• Salazar Center for North American ConservationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered since 2018 to help frame and explore large landscape issues and connectivity. Informs incentive prize and approach to elevating diverse voices.
• California Landscape Stewardship NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLLC provides expertise and vision incubating, guiding, and building capacity for cross-boundary landscape conservation networks.
• National Caucus of Environmental LegislatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on connectivity and corridors in states produces measurable results in state legislatures.
• ARC SolutionscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosted three-part webinar series on demystifying wildlife crossing infrastructure projects.
• National Parks Conservation AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosted three-part webinar series on demystifying wildlife crossing infrastructure projects.
• Wildlands NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosted three-part webinar series on demystifying wildlife crossing infrastructure projects.
• Wildlife Connect InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLLC coordinates Asian Elephant Transport Working Group and co-developed online course on ecological connectivity for UN Development Programme.
• WWF-Bhutan and WWF-MalaysiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on elephant-friendly infrastructure workshops in Bhutan and Malaysia to apply IUCN Handbook guidelines.
• Koytendag State Nature Reserve (Turkmenistan) and Surkhan State Nature Reserve (Uzbekistan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed collaborative effort to strengthen protected area management, monitoring, and connectivity. Supported ranger training and SMART monitoring implementation.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• World Wildlife Fund: WWF is a leading global conservation organization. CLLC is an active WWF partner (SOKNOT Atlas, elephant-friendly infrastructure workshops), but WWF operates at far greater scale across species conservation and competes for the same international funding and policy influence.
• Conservation International: Conservation International is a major global conservation nonprofit operating across biodiversity, climate, and policy domains. It overlaps with CLLC on international connectivity projects and competes for similar IUCN, UN, and foundation funding pools.
• Wildlife Conservation Society: WCS operates global wildlife conservation programs including landscape connectivity work. It is a comparable IUCN member organization competing for similar international grants and serving overlapping range-state government clients.
• Environmental Defense Fund: EDF is a major environmental advocacy organization applying science, policy, and market-based approaches. While broader than CLLC, EDF competes for similar science-policy integration talent, foundation grants, and federal advisory influence in conservation.
• The Nature Conservancy: TNC is the world's largest conservation nonprofit with global land and water conservation programs. While much broader in scope than CLLC, TNC operates comparable conservation programs and competes for the same foundation grants, government contracts, and corporate partnerships in the landscape conservation space.

Direct peers

• Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders of Wildlife is a U.S. wildlife conservation nonprofit that works on habitat connectivity, wildlife crossings, and federal policy advocacy. It competes with CLLC for U.S. transportation agency contracts and foundation funding in the connectivity conservation niche.
• Wildlands Network: Wildlands Network focuses on reconnecting fragmented landscapes for wildlife across North America. As a co-host with CLLC of the wildlife crossings webinar series and a collaborator on connectivity advocacy, it shares core mission, geographic scope, and policy approach with CLLC.
• Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative: Y2Y is a leading large-landscape conservation nonprofit focused on connecting and protecting habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon. It is a named CLLC strategic partner working together on crossing structures and global connectivity standardization, making it the most directly comparable peer in mission, geography overlap, and methodology.
• ARC Solutions: ARC Solutions is a nonprofit focused on identifying priority locations for wildlife crossings and supporting infrastructure planning. As a co-host with CLLC of the wildlife crossings webinar series, ARC directly competes for technical advisory engagements with state DOTs.

Emerging players

• Panthera: Panthera is a wild cat conservation nonprofit with growing work on landscape connectivity and road ecology. While narrower in species focus, it operates in similar range-state contexts (e.g., Zambia) and competes for foundation funding in the wildlife crossings/infrastructure space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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Funding rounds

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