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A dense colony of black-browed albatrosses rests on rocky terrain near the shoreline under a cloudy sky. The birds sit shoulder-to-shoulder, some with eyes closed and others alert, while a few fly overhead.

Dr. Amandine Gamble, disease ecologist and veterinarian, is part of the scientific team that has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Beauchêne Island, the home of the world’s second-largest colony of black-browed albatross.
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The story of how a research team, including Cornell's Dr. Amandine Gamble, confirmed the first case of bird flu in Antarctic ice seals—an alarming sign of how climate change is fueling the spread of deadly pathogens to Earth’s last frontier.
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As highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to disrupt agriculture and ecosystems worldwide, Dr. Amandine Gamble underscores its devastating impact on seabird populations and warns that the virus’s ecological effects will be long-lasting.
A large group of penguins gathered on a rocky hillside overlooking a sandy beach and turquoise ocean, with a grassy hill rising in the distance under a pale blue sky.

Podcast

From penguins and albatrosses to vultures and beyond, Dr. Amandine Gamble's research takes her to one of the most remote places on Earth to tackle some of today’s most urgent wildlife health challenges, including the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu.
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Why are eastern rockhopper penguin populations plummeting in New Zealand? What’s a reliable, rapid test for detecting rodenticide poisoning in live birds of prey? How can we use technology to help diagnose wildlife diseases in Nepal while training local scientists?
A mallard duck resting among blooming white flowers in a field.

Cornell Atkinson has awarded six new Academic Venture Fund projects to drive bold, interdisciplinary research tackling global sustainability challenges, including one focused on highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission chains between wildlife and livestock.
An albatross flying over water

World Albatross Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the conservation crisis facing these iconic ocean dwellers. This year’s theme aims to shed light on the alarming impact of diseases, particularly highly pathogenic avian influenza, on already vulnerable albatross and petrel populations.
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Video

In this eCornell keynote, Drs. Amandine Gamble and Marie Bouilloud share their recent fieldwork experiences in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions to help illustrate how wildlife health is connected to human activity, even thousands of miles away.
A landscape of a tropical forest and hills.

Cornell's Drs. Raina Plowright, Amandine Gamble, and Krysten Schuler were awarded a grant from Cornell Atkinson’s Academic Venture Fund for their project: Integrating Primary Pandemic Prevention into mainstream policy, funding, and practice through One Health spillover investigation.