Blogs from the Field
A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.
![Administering a vaccine during the rabies campaign trip in the Eastern Communal Conservancies. Photo: Dr. Robin Gieling](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-12/Christine%20Roviera%20Blog%20thumbnail1.jpg?itok=FjGn0Awd)
December 20, 2023
On an early Saturday morning in late September 2021, I was half-awake when I logged in to attend the virtual Veterinary One Health Association Symposium. The first presenter was Dr. Laurie Marker, who I then learned was the Founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)....
![Stacy Kanek with Happy the Damara sheep.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Stacy%20Kanek%20with%20Happy%20the%20Damara%20sheep%20blog%20thumbnail.png?itok=h7hlaejs)
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....
![Head veterinarian, Dr. Ana Bastos, and veterinary intern, Sarah Abdelmessih with the cheetah cubs after their vaccinations.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-04/Sarah%20Abdelmessih%20blog%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=BMozpWjc)
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....