Blogs from the Field
A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.
![Second-year veterinary resident, Dr. Catherine Bartholf, performing an ultrasound on a snow leopard. Photo: Alexander Levitskiy](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-05/Snow%20leopard%20BLOG%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=i00toHz4)
June 11, 2024
Many have watched episodes of the Animal Planet docuseries “The Zoo,” getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the phenomenal conservation, science, and education agenda that is carried out at the Bronx Zoo. As someone interested in zoological medicine, I had always dreamt of training with the Bronx Zoo Zoological Health Program....
![Wild snake capture and field sampling. Photo: Hannah Danks](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/Jack%20Timmons%20with%20wild%20snake%20by%20Hannah%20Danks%20Blog%20thumnbail.jpg?itok=GwAfcoV6)
January 19, 2024
I had the opportunity to spend this past summer as a wildlife population health extern at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS). SCWDS is a collaborative wildlife health partnership based at the University of Georgia (UGA)....
![A whale calf’s entangled flipper and how tightly wrapped the line is.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-11/Hall-Whale-entangled-in-monofilament-Photo-1-Breaching-768x433-1.jpeg?itok=08sgh3LD)
November 08, 2023
For my last summer before clinical rotations, I wanted to gain experience with marine animals. I was accepted as an intern with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Marine Mammal Rescue & Research (MMRR) program in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a unique geographical area where tides and coastlines can suddenly trap a dolphin or whale in inches of water....
![Georgia Aquarium Animal Health Team](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-10/Group%20photo%20for%20Michelle%20Green%20blog%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=j4q3HWaa)
October 25, 2023
I started veterinary school with the goal of working with stingrays, dolphins, and fish. Now, four years later, I can say I have worked at some of the top aquariums and other aquatic facilities in the country and connected with colleagues who are leading this field.