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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center
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Blogs from the Field

A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.

Student in the field with conservation dog
Wildlife Medicine The Student Experience
Working Dogs for Conservation
Student Support Fund
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Student Experience
Scent Wheel
Olfactometer
Black Bear
Wolf
Mink
Otter
Spotted Skunk
Wildlife Disease
Wildlife Population Health
Wild Bear
Bear Population
Population Health
Public Policy
WD4C
Endangered Animal Detection
Anti-Poaching
Invasive Species Management
Conservation
Fieldwork
One Health
Pepperweed
Skeletonweed
Indigenous Communities
Mycoplasma
Wild Sheep
Wild Ungulates
Black-Footed Ferret
Black-foot Reservation

Exploring One Health Perspectives with Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C)

October 12, 2026
Though I feared the rain would muffle my call, seconds later I heard the tinkling bear bell, followed by a feathery flag whirling above the shrubs—that is, the tail of a very special dog....
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, DVM '26
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....