Stories and Updates

Explore our posts for updates on our projects and team. We aim for this page to be a valuable source of information; providing you with in-depth tutorials and behind-the-scenes glimpses into our work; as well as a retrospective look at our journey thus far.

Brittany Mead 7/8/25 Brittany Mead 7/8/25

From Reactive to Predictive Care: A Conversation on AI and Animal Health

WildAlert is mentioned in The Animal Echo!

The article explores how AI is transforming animal care, and includes insights from two of our WildAlert partners: WNDP board member Dr. Terra Kelly and collaborator Dr. Pranav Pandit.

We’re proud to be part of the conversation about the future of wildlife care and response.

Devin Dombrowski 6/23/23 Devin Dombrowski 6/23/23

WIldlife Rehabilitation Podcast - From Rescue to Release

Listen to Co-founder Rachel Avilla was interviewed on From Rescue To Release; A podcast dedicated to licensed wildlife rehabilitators and the veterinarians who support them.

Rachel Avilla 9/9/21 Rachel Avilla 9/9/21

How Wildlife Rescuers Can Protect Public Health - The Revelator

A new surveillance system tracks trends in wildlife illness and death and could help keep people healthy.

Devin Dombrowski 8/16/21 Devin Dombrowski 8/16/21

This AI Helps Detect Wildlife Health Issues in Real Time

Dombrowski and his wife, Rachel Avilla, are both wildlife rehabilitators who have been working to standardize record-keeping since 2010, when they founded the Wild Neighbors Database Project. They had become frustrated that staffers at rehab centers were using anything from paper records to isolated Excel spreadsheets to track medical records. “When it’s on paper, you’d have to go through boxes and boxes of paperwork to figure out what you gave that golden eagle 10 years ago,” Avilla says