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Blogs from the Field

A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.

Sarah in front of the penguin exhibit
Aquatic Animal Health Zoological Medicine The Student Experience
Woodland Park Zoo
Hands-on Experience
Seattle
Wildlife Conservation
Education
Animal-care Programs
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Zoological Medicine
Externship
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Student Support Fund
Student Opportunities
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Hospital
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Clinical Procedures
Penguin
Rhino
Giraffe Hoof Trimming
Flamingo Chicks
Daily Husbandry
Behavioral Observation
Positive-Reinforcement Training
Carnivore Medicine
Physical Examinations
Giraffe Husbandry

The Continuum of Wildlife Care at Woodland Park Zoo

October 30, 2026
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, is a major community and conservation institution that welcomes Seattle residents and visitors from around the world year-round. Through its wildlife conservation, education, and animal-care programs...
Two healthcare professionals are attending to a goose that is under anesthesia with monitoring equipment in the background.
Wildlife Medicine The Student Experience
Hawaii
Hawai’i Wildlife Center
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Student
Student Experience
Student Experiential Learning
Student Support
Student Learning
Student Opportunities
Student Support Fund
Students
Veterinary Student
Externship
Veterinary Externship
Bird
Avian Medicine
Release
Wildlife Release
Endangered Wildlife
Endangered Seabirds
Laboratory
Wildlife Medicine
Native Wildlife
Conservation
Disease Ecology
Conservation Biology

Fledging as a Veterinary Extern at the Hawai’i Wildlife Center

October 21, 2026
I was lucky enough to spend four extraordinary weeks as a veterinary extern at the Hawai’i Wildlife Center (HWC). HWC has one goal: to support and protect Hawai'i's native terrestrial vertebrate species....