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Kristina Ceres in Tasmania.
Wild Carnivores The Student Experience
Marsupial
Tasmania
Tasmanian Devil
Endangered Species
Disease Transmission
Extinction
Conservation
Wildlife Conservation
University of Tasmania Menzies Institute for Research
Immunology
Echidna
Wombat
Rehabilitation
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Wallaby
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Wildlife Vaccination
Student Experience
Student Experiential Learning
Tasmanian Wildlife

Tackling Transmissible Cancers: Innovations in Tasmanian Devil Conservation

July 26, 2024
In October 2023, I had the opportunity to travel to Tasmania, the island state of Australia, to learn more about one of its most iconic species, the Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devils are the world’s largest carnivorous marsupials, and they play a key ecological role as scavengers and in suppressing populations of invasive species....
Second-year veterinary resident, Dr. Catherine Bartholf, performing an ultrasound on a snow leopard. Photo: Alexander Levitskiy
The Student Experience
Bronx Zoo
Zoological Medicine
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
Student Experience
Student Support
Student Learning
Zoological Health
Central Park Zoo
New York Aquarium
Prospect Park Zoo
Wildlife Conservation Society
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Nubian Ibex
Amur Tiger
Barasingha
Babirusus

“The Zoo” Through the Eyes of a Veterinary Student

June 11, 2024
Many have watched episodes of the Animal Planet docuseries “The Zoo,” getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the phenomenal conservation, science, and education agenda that is carried out at the Bronx Zoo. As someone interested in zoological medicine, I had always dreamt of training with the Bronx Zoo Zoological Health Program....