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Examination of a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle
Aquatic Animal Health The Student Experience
Externship
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Student Support
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Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle
Diamondback Terrapin
Wildlife Rescue
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Wildlife Release
Wildlife Medicine
Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Stranding Report
Sea Turtles
Sea Turtle
Aquatic Animal Medicine
Aquatic Wildlife Medicine

Diving Into Conservation: My Externship at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center

December 12, 2024
This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Jekyll Island, Georgia, where I served as a veterinary student extern at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (GSTC). As part of the Jekyll Island Authority, GSTC provides rehabilitation, education, and research programs focused on conserving local wildlife and their habitats....
A brow pelican that was found entangled in a fishing line. Photo: Emma McGuckin
The Student Experience
Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Veterinary Externship
Student
Student Experience
Student Learning
Student Experiential Learning
Student Support
Student Support Fund
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Hospital
Florida Wildlife
Sanibel Island

Cawing for Wildlife: My Veterinary Medicine Externship at CROW

September 12, 2024
I have always been passionate about wildlife conservation and have been pursuing that career path throughout my veterinary studies. I have used most of my school breaks to go abroad and gain clinical experiences working with a variety of endangered species (notably in South Africa, Costa Rica and my most recent trip to Namibia)....
A sea turtle receiving treatment.
Aquatic Animal Health The Student Experience
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
New England Aquarium
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Wildlife Release
Sea Turtle
Loggerhead Turtle
Education and Outreach
Externship
Student Support Fund
Student Experience
Student Experiential Learning
Veterinary Students
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Rescue
Veterinary Externship
Fibropapillomatosis

From Tumors to Shark Attacks: Treating Sea Turtles at the Loggerhead MarineLife Center

August 23, 2024
I grab a pair of gloves from the hospital and walk out into the tank area. I am not sure why I put gloves on - 90% of the time they get soaked anyway. As I approach the tank, the other veterinary extern heads into the storage area to grab a net. Turns out there is no need....