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Two young elephant seals sparring on a beach.

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Researchers including Cornell's Dr. Martin Gilbert discuss how developing vaccines and vaccination programs for free-living endangered wildlife could help conservation efforts to prevent extinctions from disease threats.
Water for Elephants, slide one of Maggie Swift talk.

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Wildlife rely on free movement across heterogeneous landscapes to access resources which facilitate population resilience to disturbance. Cornell's Dr. Maggie Swift talks about her research on African savanna elephant movements in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.
White Oak Conservation sign in the forest

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This past spring, I completed a preceptorship at White Oak Conservation in Yulee, Florida with support from the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund....
Dr. Baitchman with baby primate.

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Dr. Eric Baitchman, DVM, DACZM, was drawn to a career in veterinary medicine at an early age. “Growing up, I was really lucky to know veterinarians,” he recalls. “My father worked at the University of Rochester, and he worked alongside Dr. Jeff Wyatt, the main veterinarian for the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, New York...
Kate Alexy, D.V.M. Class of 2026, filling a pipe with food on the Pantanal base of Instituto Tamanduá to provide nutritional supplementation for rehabilitated anteaters during the dry season. Photo: Jorge Gallo

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What grows up to seven feet long and consumes up to 30,000 ants and termites a day? Their name is quite fitting, as giant anteaters are particularly built to eat this tasty treat with massive claws, a two-foot long tongue, and a jaw longer than their femur....
Beth Buckles in the lab.

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Ithaca may pride itself on being “gorges”, but in my opinion the best part of living in the Finger Lakes is Autumn! The changing leaves, crisp air, and fall sunshine make this the perfect time of year to walk dogs, hike local parks, go wine tasting, and of course, make large amounts of apple butter....
Elizabeth Poirier, Class of D.V.M. ‘26, cleaning the wounds of an anesthetized two-fingered sloth. Photo: Julianna Johnson

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Costa Rica, a haven for countless species of plants and animals, holds approximately 6% of the world’s biodiversity, despite taking up only 0.03% of the earth’s surface. Known for its rich biodiversity, Costa Rica has unfortunately been facing a decline in fauna and flora due to climate change, local deforestation, development and poaching for the pet trade....
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Once an endangered species, the population of bald eagles in New York continues to grow. But their success is not without threats to continued population growth, including lead poisoning.
Gaydos performing a health check on a roaming dog following a sampling session at the Faridpur field site (Photo: Ashok Kumar Biswas)

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Growing up, I couldn’t wait for the moment evening turned to dusk and the dancing silhouettes of bats began to fill the night sky. This love of bats grew with me, expanding as I could better understand the science behind what made bats so unique....