Blogs from the Field
A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.
October 29, 2025
With aspirations of working as a veterinarian in a safari park, I approached the externship with the goal of gaining hands-on experience in field anesthesia and procedures performed under semi-free-ranging conditions....
August 01, 2023
Cheetahs have long been my favorite animal, so it is no surprise that in March of 2023, I embarked on a 49-hour journey to the country with the largest population of cheetahs. I have wanted to work with cheetahs since I was five years old....
May 24, 2023
This past summer, with support from Cornell’s Expanding Horizons Program, I had the opportunity to work with the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia as a veterinary extern....