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Zoological Medicine The Student Experience
WildCare
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Student Experience
Wildlife Hospital
Veterinary Externship
Externship
Wildlife Conservation
Native Wildlife
Human and Wildlife Health
Conservation Medicine

What 1,376 Patients Taught Me About Wildlife Medicine

August 26, 2025
What does it mean to care for 1,376 wild animals over the course of a summer? This past summer, I found out firsthand as a hospital extern at WildCare...
Taking a blood pressure reading from a chimpanzee under anesthesia at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
Planetary Health The Student Experience
Kibale Chimpanzee Project
Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee
Uganda
Kasongoire Forest
Jane Goodall Institute
Habitat Loss
Human and Wildlife Health
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Wildlife Conservation
Engaged Cornell
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons International Education Program
Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons Program
Wildlife-livestock Interactions
One Health
Lake Victoria
Gender Responsive Economic Enhancement & Natural Ecosystems Resilience
Forest Restoration
Environmental Stewardship
Education and Outreach
Snare-related Injury
Africa

No One Wins When Chimpanzees Lose Their Home: A One Health Study in Uganda

February 06, 2025
In the Kasongoire Forest of western Uganda, nearly 60 chimpanzees build nests and nap in Ficus trees; playful infants jump energetically from hanging vines, while young males sit in circles to groom each other. When you are deep in the forest observing the chimps, it is easy to forget that this forest is only a fraction of its former size....