There's no "how-to" guide for becoming a conservation detection dog practitioner. This field is highly specialized and requires endless learning. However, networking and educational opportunities are hard to find.

We're here to fix that.


There's no "how-to" guide for becoming a conservation detection dog practitioner. This field is highly specialized and requires endless learning. However, networking and educational opportunities are hard to find.

We're here to fix that.


Conservation Dog Alliance members will have access to educational opportunities including:


Lunch & Learns, Webinars

  • Bi-monthly “Lunch and Learn” Zooms where conservation dog professionals will talk about their past projects
  • Webinars on a variety of topics and conservation dog applications

Mentorships & More

  • Regularly updated list of relevant third party webinars, workshops and conferences
  • One-on-one mentorship with experienced professionals (coming soon
  • CDA-hosted conferences and symposiums (in the near future!)