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A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.

Danielle Keerbs working in the field
Wild Carnivores The Student Experience
Fieldwork
Conservation
Applied Research
College of Veterinary Medicine
Student
Student Experience
Student Support Fund
Eastern Hellbender Salamander
East Foundation
Sustainability
Sustainable Conservation
Ocelot
Texas Parks and Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Habitat Loss
Postmortem Examinations
Critically Endangered
Habitat Risk
Field Conservation
Reproduction
Reproductive Biology
Reproductive Medicine
Parasitology
Conservation Genetics
Genetic Analysis
Genetic Samples
Externship
Veterinary Externship
PhD

Traveling Down Ocelot Road: An Exploration of Field-Based Research

October 23, 2025
On the recommendation of Cornell’s Dr. Martin Gilbert, I reached out to Dr. Ashley Reeves, the research veterinarian for the East Foundation, a private nonprofit focused on land stewardship...
A person wearing blue gloves is focusing on a tan gerbil as they perform a blood draw from its tail.
Planetary Health The Student Experience
Kruger National Park
Organization for Tropical Studies
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Parasite
South Africa
Skukuza Science Learning Initiative
Fieldwork
microscopic
mice
Hemoparasites
Bird
Bird Host
Zoonotic Disease
One Health
Disease Transmission
Snail
Parasitology
Freshwater
Disease Ecology
Host Ecology
Molecular Diagnostics
DNA
DNA Samples
PCR
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Student Experience
Veterinary Student
Foot and Mouth Disease
Ecosystem
Hands-on Experience
Infectious Disease Modeling
Pathogen
dehorning

Parasites, Preservation, and PCRs: A Wild Summer in the South African Bush

October 15, 2025
I had the opportunity to spend two months in the middle of Kruger National Park (KNP) in collaboration with the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)...
A baby Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, part of TRR’s 'Saving Sloths Together' initiative.
The Student Experience
Toucan Rescue Ranch
Costa Rica Wildlife
Costa Rica
Sloth
Ocelot
Kinkajou
Two-toed Sloth
Wildlife Rescue
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Wildlife Release
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons International Education Program
Expanding Horizons Program
Parasitology
Wildlife Disease Prevention
Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
Great Potoo
Wildlife Medicine

A Costa Rican Wildlife Veterinary Experience

January 24, 2025
This past summer, I had the opportunity to work alongside the veterinarians at the Toucan Rescue Ranch (TRR) in San Isidro, Costa Rica. TRR provides veterinary care, enrichment, and rehabilitation for a diverse array of animals, including birds, sloths, felids, and more....