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Blogs from the Field

A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.

Shayna is standing next to a research poster titled "A "Purr"-sistent problem: Domestic Cats, Wildlife, and the Spread of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) in an Urban Setting".
The Student Experience
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Student Experience
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Wildlife Disease Association
WDA
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One Health
Wildlife Health
Infectious Disease
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Recue Society
Seals
Human and Wildlife Health
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Baker Institute for Animal Health
Goodman Pathogen Genomics Lab
Canine Distemper Virus
New York City
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Viral Spillover
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Whale
Human Behavior
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health

Bringing One Health to Life at the 2025 Wildlife Disease Association Conference

November 06, 2025
As a veterinary student passionate about wildlife health, One Health, and infectious disease ecology, this experience was a turning point....
Sage examining a sedated cheetah
The Student Experience
Extinction
Disease Prevention
Black Rhino
Darting
herd management
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Populations
IUCN
Fossil Rim
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Captive Breeding
Endangered Species Breeding
Wildlife Behavior
Reproduction
Reproductive Medicine
Reproductive Biology
Neonics

A Semi-Free-Ranging Approach to Wildlife Conservation

April 09, 2025
The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center plays an important role in efforts to save wildlife species from extinction. I was fortunate enough to travel to Glen Rose, Texas for a preceptorship to experience these conservation efforts firsthand....