WildTeam UK

What WildTeam UK does

WildTeam UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (Charity Number 1149465) founded in 2012 that provides online training, best-practice guides, and a global community platform to build practical skills among wildlife conservation professionals. Its core offering is a portfolio of five paid certification courses—Project Management, Project Planning, Grant Writing, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Stakeholder Engagement for Wildlife Conservation—delivered at £190 per course, plus a free Launching Your Career in Wildlife Conservation course. An annual membership at £290/year provides access to the full library and all future releases. Courses are hosted on a LearnWorlds-based self-serve learning platform supporting two formats: a live Guided Learning cohort and, since November 2024, a self-paced Flexible Learning option with a 3-month exam window.

The organization supplements its paid training with the free WildHub community platform for global networking among conservationists, and operates a bursary program that funds course access for conservationists who cannot afford fees. Distribution is exclusively digital, relying on organic social channels (LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram), content marketing, email newsletters, and community-led referrals to reach a learner base spanning 119 countries and 785 organizations. WildTeam also runs long-running training and consultancy partnerships with field programs such as the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (since 2017) and NQ Dry Tropics in Australia (since 2016).

The business is run by a small team (1–10 employees) led by Executive Director Adam Barlow and Director of Training & Operations Lucy Boddam-Whetham, with revenue derived from course sales, annual subscriptions, charitable donations, and partner-funded bursaries. No external investment or funding rounds are disclosed, consistent with its status as an independent nonprofit organization.

Name

WildTeam UK

Legal name

WildTeam

Website

https://wildteam.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WildTeam UK is a registered charity providing online certification courses, best-practice guides, and the WildHub community platform to build project management, planning, and grant-writing skills among wildlife conservation professionals across 119 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Training & Professional Education

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Wildlife conservation training
• Conservation project management
• Online conservation certification
• Grant writing courses
• Conservation professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

United Kingdom

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Course Sales: One-time payment for single courses at £190 per course, giving access to one specific course with certificate upon passing the exam.
2. Annual Membership Subscription: Recurring subscription at £290/year providing unlimited access to all current and future courses released during the membership period.
3. Donations and Philanthropy: Charitable donations from supporters to fund bursaries and support WildHub community development.
4. Bursary Funding: Funding from partners that covers course costs for eligible conservationists who cannot afford full fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

WildTeam UK is a registered charity that provides expert-led online training courses and professional certification programs for wildlife conservationists worldwide. The core offering consists of paid certification courses in project management, project planning, grant writing, stakeholder engagement, and monitoring and evaluation for wildlife conservation, delivered through the LearnWorlds-based training platform, alongside a free online community platform (WildHub) and bursary-supported access.

Product overview

WildTeam UK is a conservation training organisation offering a portfolio of expert-led online courses through their LearnWorlds-based training platform. The core offering consists of five professional certification courses: Project Management for Wildlife Conservation, Stakeholder Engagement for Wildlife Conservation, Project Planning for Wildlife Conservation, Monitoring and Evaluation for Wildlife Conservation, and Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation. These courses form a recommended learning journey for becoming a certified Wildlife Conservation Professional. Additional offerings include a free Launching Your Career in Wildlife Conservation course and the WildHub Community platform for global conservation networking. The platform supports two learning formats (Guided Learning with live sessions and Flexible Learning self-paced), offers annual membership subscriptions, and provides bursary support for accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WildHub: A free and open online community for conservationists worldwide, providing networking, knowledge sharing, and peer support.
• WildTeam Training

Products and services

• Project Management for Wildlife Conservation

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,964 certificates awarded to conservation professionals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017WildTeam has been working with EWCP since 2017 to infuse project management processes into their conservation work. EWCP is part of Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), founded in 1995 by Claudio Sillero and Karen Laurenson to secure viable Ethiopian wolf populations and habitats.
• NQ Dry TropicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016WildTeam has been providing training and consultancy support to NQ Dry Tropics since 2016. NQ Dry Tropics is a not-for-profit, community-based organisation promoting sustainable management of land, water, plants, and animals across over 140,000km2 in North Queensland, Australia. The partnership involves working on wetland restoration projects protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust: Jersey-based wildlife conservation charity that runs formal conservation training programmes (e.g., Durrell Conservation Academy) targeting the same audience of practicing conservationists. Highly comparable as a conservation-focused training provider with both in-person and online courses.
• Fauna & Flora International (FFI): Global wildlife conservation NGO operating across 40+ countries with capacity-building and training programmes for in-country conservation practitioners. Comparable mission and target audience to WildTeam, with broader direct-conservation focus.
• Born Free Foundation: UK-registered wildlife charity with education, training, and conservation programmes for practitioners and the public. Comparable as a UK-based wildlife conservation nonprofit with adjacent training and capacity-building activities.

Broad incumbents

• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS): Large global conservation organization running field programmes and practitioner training worldwide. Overlaps with WildTeam in serving and upskilling conservation professionals, but operates at vastly greater scale and scope.
• WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature): Largest global wildlife conservation NGO, with capacity-building, training, and learning programmes for conservation practitioners in priority landscapes. Comparable target audience but much broader mandate and resources.
• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): Global conservation authority producing training, best-practice standards, and courses (often via the IUCN Academy) for conservation professionals. Comparable in serving the same practitioner audience with training content.
• African Wildlife Foundation: Africa-focused wildlife conservation NGO that trains and supports conservation professionals across the continent. Overlaps with WildTeam in building field-practitioner capacity, particularly in East/Southern Africa.
• National Conservation Training Center (NCTC, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service): U.S. federal training centre delivering standardized conservation training courses and certifications to practitioners. Comparable model of structured, certification-based conservation training, primarily for U.S.-based audiences.
• Coursera: Large online learning platform hosting university and organization-led courses, including conservation, sustainability, and project management offerings. Indirect competitor for any practitioner considering free or low-cost alternative training.

Emerging players

• Conservation Careers: Online platform offering conservation career guidance, courses, and job-search resources targeted at the same career-starter and career-switcher segments WildTeam addresses. Comparable niche focus on conservation professional development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WildTeamUK
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUUcxfaUjtX4dl4zs4gMjSg
• Facebookfacebook.com/WildTeamUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wildteam-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/wildteamuk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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