In the News
March 17, 2026
Ever since a deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, killed some 17,000 southern elephant seal pups on South American coastlines in 2023 and 2024, researchers and public officials have kept an extra-close eye on California’s northern elephant seals...
March 10, 2026
Each spring brings familiar and unfortunately common threats to wildlife conservation along the California coast. Northern elephant seal pups, born in the first months of the year, are weaned from their mothers, leaving them vulnerable as they learn to find food on their own....
February 19, 2026
From the islands of the Subantarctic to the dairy farms of the northeastern U.S., Dr. Amandine Gamble is on a mission to learn how different wildlife species contribute to disease transmission networks.
February 11, 2026
Aquatic veterinary medicine began as a dream for me, a field hidden behind the scenes, largely unknown. Still, I knew that someone was providing medical care for the animals at the zoos and aquariums I often admired and learned from throughout my life....
January 26, 2026
I had the amazing opportunity to complete a veterinary externship at the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Center on the island of Hawaiʻi...
January 13, 2026
On the first day of my externship with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, I shook hands with Dr. Julia Burco, a state wildlife veterinarian, and I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude and fulfillment....
December 11, 2025
One of my primary goals during my veterinary education was to present at a professional conference to gain experience and build my network. I was able to achieve this goal by presenting at the 2025 International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference....
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December 09, 2025
Early in her career, Ellen Haynes '09, DVM '13, PhD, was fueled by a desire to help wildlife that had been negatively impacted by human activity.
December 02, 2025
This past spring, I had the opportunity to travel to Gulfport, Mississippi, where I served as a veterinary student extern at the Mississippi Aquarium. It was my first time working at an aquarium, and I loved it....
December 01, 2025
Cornell's Eric Teplitz and Katie Fiorella discuss their recent findings about aquaculture practices in Lake Victoria, Kenya.