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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center
for Wildlife Health

Blogs from the Field

A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.

Amy Yang Gavage (tube) feeding a chuck-will’s-widow with ocular injuries likely from a window strike
Wildlife Medicine The Student Experience
Wildlife Conservation Medicine
Zoo and Wildlife Conservation
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Wildlife Rehabilitation
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Immersed in Wildlife Medicine at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW)

August 04, 2026
I spent four incredible weeks externing at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in Sanibel, Florida. For a veterinary student focused on wildlife and zoological medicine, it was one of the most formative experiences of my training so far....
A brow pelican that was found entangled in a fishing line. Photo: Emma McGuckin
Wildlife Medicine 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)....