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A herd of Zebra on the African plain with text overlay stating "Ancestral Migrations Stopped at Fencelines"

Announcement

The Cornell Wildlife Health Center is honored to be featured in Cornell's first Global Grand Challenge - Migrations: Researching, Teaching and Building for a World on the Move, through our One Health partnerships and solutions.
Elephant and baby in the wild

At our recent meeting in Maun, Botswana, an unprecedented reimagination of rangeland stewardship gained genuine traction, an approach that could resolve land-use conflicts that have plagued the nation and the region for more than half a century....
A herd of wildebeest shown crossing a road

Botswana's Department of Veterinary Services and Cornell's AHEAD Program have completed a comprehensive road map that offers real hope for local farmers and wildlife impacted by animal disease.
A sea turtle shown swimming above a coral reef

A recent United Nations report states that up to 1 million species face extinction as a result of human activity. Despite the grim figure, Cornell Wildlife Health Center's Dr. Steve Osofsky says it's not too late to protect global biodiversity - and humanity, ultimately dependent upon wild nature.
A profile of Steve Osofsky

Announcement

Dr. Steve Osofsky, Director of the Cornell Wildlife Health Center, was named a National Geographic Explorer after receiving a grant to reconcile conflicts between wildlife conservation and livestock agriculture in southern Africa.
Three giraffes drinking from a river

Botswana is considering significant changes to its approach to wildlife management. Cornell Wildlife Health Center's Dr. Steve Osofsky believes that now is not the time to cut-off migratory corridors or build new fences. Instead, it's time to make land-use decisions that will be socially, ecologically and economically sustainable for generations to come.
Wildlife fences

Cornell’s Dr. Steve Osofsky discusses ways to manage foot and mouth disease to enable African farmers to sell safe beef without the need for vast disease control fences that impede migratory wildlife.
Scopes Annual Report

Now more than ever, animal and human health issues require solutions that span oceans and borders - and the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine is hard at work. Read about the impacts our faculty and staff, students, and alumni are having around the globe.
Antelope

By mining nature’s resources at an unsustainable rate, global societies can flourish in the short term, but face significant impacts from the degradation of nature’s life support systems over the longer term.
Cheetah in the wild

Announcement

The Animal & Human Health for the Environment And Development (AHEAD) Program was launched 15 years ago at the International Union for Conservation of Nature's World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa. Since then, the program has focused on interrelated challenges impacting land-use, animal and human health, wildlife conservation, and poverty alleviation.