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A dog sniffing

On February 11-12, 2025, Dr. Pete Coppolillo, Executive Director of Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C), was welcomed to Cornell University as a special guest speaker to discuss how dogs are helping to further conservation efforts.
World Vet Day infographic

On World Veterinary Day this year, we are celebrating Cornell's wildlife and ecosystem health teams and their tireless efforts to build a healthier future for wildlife, people, and planet.
Sage examining a sedated cheetah

The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center plays an important role in efforts to save wildlife species from extinction. I was fortunate enough to travel to Glen Rose, Texas for a preceptorship to experience these conservation efforts firsthand....
Dr. Diego Diel, right, director of the Virology Laboratory, led a tour for attendees before the event by Carol Jennings/CVM

New York state lawmakers announced $19.5 million in capital funding to the New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to expand the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell.
Kristina Ceres in Tasmania.

In October 2023, I had the opportunity to travel to Tasmania, the island state of Australia, to learn more about one of its most iconic species, the Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devils are the world’s largest carnivorous marsupials, and they play a key ecological role as scavengers and in suppressing populations of invasive species....
Natalie Smith with a sedated Snow Leopard.

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As an extern at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, Cornell DVM student Natalie Smith learned how reproductive medicine can help conservation efforts for big cats.
Announcing launch of K. Lisa Yang Wildlife Health Fellows program

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Check out this new opportunity for our next generation of wildlife health / One Health leaders!
Dr. Marta Castelhano, director of the Cornell Veterinary Biobank. Photo: CVM

Dr. Marta Castelhano, director of the Cornell Veterinary Biobank, received the 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking Award from the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories.
Sharks shown swimming in open water.

Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine announced a gift of $35 million to support the Cornell Wildlife Health Center, which has been renamed to the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health in recognition of the scale of commitment to planetary health from the donor, Lisa Yang.
A cheetah family shown in a grassy field.

Carolina Baquerizo, a fourth-year veterinary student at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, was lead author on a Frontiers in Conservation Science paper on the effects of various anesthetic drugs on cheetah sperm quality.