[2] Founded in 2002, Wildlife Conservation Network was built on a venture capital fundraising model to identify entrepreneurial conservationists and projects and give them the support they need to effectively run their programs.

Partners as of 2022 include: WCN's Wildlife Funds tackle the diverse range of challenges that certain species face in a way that a single field organization could not.

Organizations supported by the LRF include Panthera, Wildlife Conservation Society, WildAid, WildCru, Big Life Foundation, and Ruaha Carnivore Project, to name a few.

The ERF supports struggling conservationists and local communities who protect wildlife during emergency crises, which often generate devastating health, social, economic, and political challenges.

By creating designated wildlife corridors, the CWP will reconnect isolated puma populations and prevent them from vanishing due to urban development.

As of 2022, the Scholarship Program has supported 174 emerging conservationists across 46 countries, helping fund their studies so they can take prominent roles as tomorrow’s conservation leaders.

In its inaugural year, the Career Program has invested in six promising conservationists so they can create longer lasting impacts for wildlife and local communities.

While Expo has historically been an in-person event held in the San Francisco Bay Area, it has expanded to also take place online to include a wider global audience.

[6] Notable keynote speakers have included Dr. Jane Goodall,[7] Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton,[8] Peter Matthiessen[9] Dr. Claudio Sillero-Zubiri[10] and Dr. Greg Rasmussen.