In the News
November 23, 2021
This female wild turkey was treated at Cornell’s Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital after being attacked by a dog. The wild bird is expected to make a full recovery and will be eventually released back into the wild.
![Orphaned beaver by Carol Jennings/Cornell Vet](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-06/Orphaned%20beaver%20by%20Carol%20Jennings%3ACornell%20Vet%20spotlight%20video%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=nRNqEBx2)
Video
November 09, 2021
After they lost their parents and developed bacterial enteritis all in the span of a few weeks, a litter of beaver kits came into the care of our team at the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital.
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July 06, 2021
A litter of beaver kits traversed more of New York state than most of their species will ever cross in a lifetime. This group of five traveled from the Adirondacks to Western New York, and from there to the Finger Lakes and back in their brief but eventful five weeks of life.
![A rare albino porcupine](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-03/Wildlife-Hospital-albino-porcupine%20news%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=97C_jpd6)
March 22, 2021
With 1,750 native wild animals being treated last year, the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital provides free, lifesaving care to a wide range of species and invaluable training for Cornell veterinary students.
![Puma sitting near forest](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-10/puma-931149_1280_0.jpg?itok=BKHXMKdP)
September 30, 2020
The slowdown in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly travel, has created a unique opportunity for scientists to better understand human-wildlife interactions.
![One-eyed pelican on hospital table being treated](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-01/CVM-CVM_2019_1018_RP_078-1080px.jpg?itok=AyatDVtx)
December 10, 2019
This juvenile American white pelican — which had only one working eye and was suffering from weakness and parasites — was brought to the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital, making history as the first of its species to be treated there.
![Animal receiving care in hospital](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-01/CVM-CVM_2018_0816_SW_00011%20-%20Credit%20Jonathan%20King.jpg?itok=RmJI4xii)
For Your Information
December 10, 2019
The November/December 2019 issue of the Cornell Alumni Magazine features the heroic work of the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital.
![A baby turtle is examined before releasing into the wild](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-11/cornellturtlesmacroedited-16a_0.jpg?itok=jJbIqGkw)
October 10, 2019
Between May and July of this year, the Swanson Wildlife Hospital rescued approximately 150 eggs from pregnant snapping and painted turtles that were hit by cars and too injured to survive and lay eggs on their own. Most of the successfully hatched turtles were released in September, and some will be cared for through the winter by Cornell veterinary students and volunteers.
![A collage of snapping turtle images](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-12/Turtle%20rescue%20and%20release.png?itok=wZsBUc5Y)
Video
October 10, 2019
The Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine rescued approximately 150 eggs from pregnant turtles that were hit by cars and too injured to survive and lay eggs on their own. Watch this video on how our experts rescued and subsequently released the hatchling turtles into their natural habitat.
Video
September 17, 2019
Watch this video of Swanson Wildlife Hospital veterinarians treating a black bear cub after she was hit by a car in the Adirondack Park. After spending time with a wildlife rehabilitator in Oswego County, the bear will be returned to the wild.