Wildlife Vets International

What Wildlife Vets International does

Wildlife Vets International is a UK-registered charity (charity number 1109670, company limited by guarantee 05186286) founded in 2004 and headquartered in Keighley, West Yorkshire. The organisation provides specialist wildlife veterinary training, technical advice, and capacity-building support to conservation NGOs, government wildlife agencies, and rehabilitation centres across more than 13 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central America (Nepal, China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Russia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Vietnam, India, Greece, Spain, Ghana, Belize). Its services include on-site clinical training for field veterinarians, remote consultation, and curated knowledge resources such as the Wild Tiger Health Project online platform. The charity emphasises minimal administrative overhead and operates with a small core team supplemented by volunteer specialist clinicians.

The organisation's revenue model is donation-driven, sourced from individual giving, legacies, corporate partnerships (including MSD Animal Health and Chester Zoo), and matched-funding platforms such as Big Give (Earth Raise, Christmas Challenge, Green Match Fund). Campaign outcomes disclosed publicly range from £15,000 to £31,000 per event. Long-tenured operating partnerships with Painted Dog Conservation (since 2010), MCSS (Seychelles), WCS-Russia, the Alexeyevka Tiger and Leopard Rehabilitation Centre, ARCHELON (Greece), WildTeam (Bangladesh), and EAST (Vietnam) constitute the operational backbone, while support relationships with ZSL, VetCT, Chester Zoo, and MSD Animal Health provide technical and in-kind resources. The charity does not use AI or proprietary software beyond standard nonprofit tooling (Google Analytics, MailChimp, PayPal, JustGiving, Virgin Money Giving, Donorbox).

Governance underwent a refresh in August 2025 when Prof. Anna Meredith OBE was appointed Chair of Trustees, coinciding with the charity's 20th anniversary. The organisation is expanding its UK marine turtle strandings response (40 strandings handled in 2025 vs 12 in 2022) and has launched an annual UK Sea Turtle Symposium, signalling a programmatic diversification beyond its terrestrial wildlife heritage. Founder Dr. John Lewis is deceased. No audited financials are publicly cited in the available data, and donor concentration risk is mitigated by diversified campaign and partner channels.

Name

Wildlife Vets International

Legal name

Wildlife Vets International

Website

https://wildlifevetsinternational.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wildlife Vets International is a UK-based charity founded in 2004 that delivers specialist wildlife veterinary training, technical advice, and capacity-building support to conservation NGOs and government wildlife agencies across more than 13 countries, funded by individual donations, corporate partners, and matched-giving campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Veterinary Conservation Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Field Services, Mobile Imaging & On-Farm Procedures (HLAMABAK), Mobile & Emergency Veterinary Services (AFAEANAH)

Keywords

• Wildlife veterinary services
• Conservation veterinary training
• Endangered species health
• Wildlife disease surveillance
• Conservation charity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Keighley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: WVI raises funds through individual donations, including regular giving, one-time gifts, and campaign-specific donations during events like the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
2. Legacy Gifts: WVI accepts legacy gifts through wills, described as offering invaluable boost to the charity's income for responding to conservation needs.
3. Corporate and Charitable Support: Corporate partners and charitable foundations provide funding and in-kind support for conservation projects.
4. Big Give Match-Funded Campaigns: WVI participates in Big Give campaigns where donations are match-funded by corporate sponsors, effectively doubling individual contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Wildlife Vets International (WVI) is a UK-registered charity that provides specialist veterinary support to international wildlife conservation projects. It trains local wildlife vets and biologists in anaesthesia, clinical techniques, disease surveillance and rehabilitation; delivers clinical advice and remote support; and runs species-specific programmes covering tigers, painted wolves, sea turtles and primates across countries including Russia, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles and Vietnam.

Product overview

Wildlife Vets International (WVI) is a British charity founded in 2004 that provides critical veterinary support to international wildlife conservation projects. Rather than operating its own projects, WVI works in partnership with government and NGO conservation initiatives, supporting them with specialist veterinary expertise. The core offerings include the Tiger Health Programme (covering Russia, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia), African Painted Wolves Conservation in Zimbabwe, Turtle Rescue in the Seychelles, Vietnam Primate Rehabilitation through EAST, and Wildlife Health Bursaries for aspiring vets. Additional offerings include the Wild Tiger Health Project online resource and the annual UK Sea Turtle Symposium. Services encompass training local wildlife vets, providing clinical support, conducting disease surveillance, and facilitating responsible translocation and reintroduction of endangered species.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tiger Health Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 450 domestic dogs vaccinated in four communities in Zimbabwe in 2010 to create disease barrier
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Integration6 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Wild Tiger Health ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019An online resource providing free access to reliable tiger health information and connecting conservationists globally. Set up by WVI founder Dr John Lewis. Keeps the Wild Tiger Health Project up to date and free to access.
• Department of Wildlife Health Management, Wildlife Institute of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016WVI assisting Dr Sanath Muliya in analysing wild tiger mortality data for India's National Tiger Conservation Authority, improving necropsy protocols, and developing disease surveillance programmes.
• Marine Conservation Society, Seychelles (MCSS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015WVI provides specialist veterinary support to the Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Centre at Banyan Tree Resort in Seychelles. Dr Johanna Storm has visited to train local vets and project staff.
• Sumatran Tiger Health ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013WVI played pivotal role in establishing this forum to develop a Sumatra-wide disease surveillance programme for tigers. Working with local and international partners to establish and expand surveillance for Canine Distemper Virus.
• VetCTminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013WVI's corporate partners particularly fond of sea turtles. Collaboration on decompression sickness research and other sea turtle health initiatives.
• Alexyevka Tiger and Leopard Rehabilitation CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012WVI provides clinical support to this rehabilitation centre in Russian Far East. Dr. John Lewis visits twice yearly for practical clinical advice and training, and disease sampling support. The centre has evolved to provide world-class rehabilitation.
• Painted Dog Conservation (PDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Main partner in Zimbabwe working to save African painted wolves. WVI supports and trains Zimbabwean government vets and PDC staff, runs community vaccination clinics for domestic dogs, and treats sick and injured painted wolves at PDC's rehabilitation centre.
• Endangered Asian Species Trust (EAST)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008WVI has been providing practical veterinary help and electronic advice to EAST's Dao Tien Primate Centre in Vietnam since 2008, helping rescue and rehabilitate illegally captured primates.
• ARCHELON Rescue CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWVI is training vets in Greece to help save sick and injured turtles harmed by plastic pollution. Marine specialist vet Tania Monreal works with the centre on turtle rescue and rehabilitation.
• WildTeam BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWVI provides advice and facilitates disease surveillance investigations including whether dogs in villages adjacent to tiger habitat carry Canine Distemper Virus.
• Wildlife Conservation Society - Russia (WCS-Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWVI assists with radio-collaring and health assessments of wild tigers in Russian Far East, provides clinical training to young vets and biologists, and collaborates on disease risk investigations.
• Zoological Society of London (ZSL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWVI collaborates with ZSL on disease investigations for wild tigers and leopards, and on projects in Indonesia including the Jambi Tiger Project.
• MSD Animal HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter providing essential vaccines, medication and parasite treatments for community vaccination clinics.
• Chester ZoominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting WVI's painted wolf conservation work in Zimbabwe.
• PLH Medical & Agfa HealthcareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided X-ray machine and associated equipment at reduced cost for Seychelles Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Centre.
• General Anaesthetic ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided anaesthetic machine for Seychelles Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Centre.
• Fundacion OceanográficminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColleagues who pioneered decompression sickness research in sea turtles and developed hyperbaric treatment using an autoclave.
• Fundaçion CRAMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilt decompression chambers for sea turtles with help from turtle vet Tania Monreal of International Zoo Veterinary Group.
• Sea Life BrightoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting UK Sea Turtle Symposium and home to UK's only purpose-built sea turtle rehabilitation facility.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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