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A giraffe stands in a zoo enclosure with a city scape in the background.
Wildlife Medicine Zoological Medicine The Student Experience
Australia
Taronga Wildlife Hospital
Taronga Zoo
Taronga Conservation Society Australia
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Zoological Medicine
Zoological Pathology
Zoological and Conservation Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
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Veterinary Externship
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
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Student Support Fund
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Critically Endangered

Zoo and Wildlife Medicine in Australia

February 20, 2026
This past summer, I traveled to Australia to serve as a veterinary student extern at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital located in Taronga Zoo Sydney....
Carolina's compares the size of her hand to an African elephant's foot.
Wildlife Medicine The Student Experience
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust
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Student Learning
Students
Veterinary Student
Veterinary Students
Summer Apprenticeship
Wildlife Disease
Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit
Zimbabwe
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Geofence
Zoological Medicine
Zoological Pathology
Einaudi Center for International Studies
GPS
GPS Collaring
Africa
African Wildlife

Summer Apprenticeship in Zimbabwe

November 04, 2022
As one of the seven natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls draws travelers from around the world to experience the majestic shower of falling waters. After connecting with the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust (VFWT) and securing a position on their team, I began planning travels to a country I knew little about....