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Victoria standing near trees with tracking equipment in hand.
Wildlife Medicine Wildlife Pathology The Student Experience
GPS Collaring
wildlife tracking
Bighorn Sheep
Wild Bighorn Sheep
Veterinary Student
Veterinary Students
Student Support
Student Support Fund
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Behavioral Research
Marine Wildlife
Otter
marine mammal
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Wildlife Hospital
California Condor
Conservation Biology
Chronic Wasting Disease
Free-ranging Wildlife Conservation
Free-ranging Wildlife Disease
Free-ranging Wildlife Health and Disease
Free-living Endangered Wildlife
Oil Spill
Oil Spill Mitigation
Epidemiology
Wildlife Epidemiology

Collaborations Across Ecosystems Support Wildlife Population Health in California

May 11, 2026 by Victoria Priester
California is home to an extensive array of landscapes and wildlife: deserts with bighorn sheep and kit foxes, coastlines home to marine mammals and shorebirds, dense mountain forests hiding prowling mountain lions, and mountain meadows where wolf packs run....
Working with head veterinarian Dr. Carlos Sanchez (left) to collect blood from a North American river otter anesthetized for a dental procedure. Photo: Tina Batek
Zoological Medicine The Student Experience
Belize Zoo
Cornell University Hospital for Animals
Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons Program
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
Student
Student Learning
Student Support Fund
Student Support
Students
Veterinary Student
Veterinary Students
Student Experience
Student Experiential Learning
Zoological Medicine
Veterinary Externship
Oregon Zoo
Wildlife Endocrine Lab
Behavioral Endocrinology
Polar Bears
Cougars
Otters
Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation
California Condor
Captive Breeding
Conservation Biology

Lions & Tigers & Bears: My Veterinary Externship at the Oregon Zoo

May 07, 2025
I entered veterinary school with a strong interest in pursuing a career in zoological medicine. Over the past few years, I’ve been committed to exploring various aspects of the field and making the most of the many opportunities Cornell has to offer....