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A buck white-tailed deer standing in a wooded area.
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD
Deer
White-Tailed Deer
Social Media
Department of Environmental Conservation
National Deer Association
Hunters
Hunter Education
Cornell Center for Conservation Social Sciences

Study Teases Out Strategies to Prevent Fatal Deer Disease Re-Entering NY

January 18, 2024
A new Cornell-led study shows that deer hunters were more likely to be swayed by social media messages about the potential risks of chronic wasting disease if they came from a source they believed aligned with their own views and values.
A Red Fox shown trotting in a field.
Luchacoviruses
Cross-species Transmission
Coronavirus
Infectious Disease
Epidemiology
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Health
Wildlife Pathology
Wild Carnivores

New Coronaviruses in Northeast Mammals Discovered by Cornell-Led Team

January 08, 2024
Cornell researchers have discovered coronaviruses in wild carnivores that had never been reported in these species before.
Biologist Brenda Hanley attaches a transmitter to a free-ranging desert tortoise.
Emerging Diseases
Emerging Viruses
Preventing Pandemic
Global Pandemic
Prevent Pandemic
Pandemic Prevention
Public and Ecosystem Health
Department of Public and Ecosystem Health
CWD
Chronic Wasting Disease

New Method Could Help Estimate Wildlife Disease Spread

December 22, 2023
A new method could be used by biologists to estimate the prevalence of disease in free-ranging wildlife and help determine how many samples are needed to detect a disease.
A flock of flamingos shown up close; from Pixabay by Andrew Martin.
Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Migratory Bird
Birds
Bird Migration
Flamingo
Flamingos
H5N1
H5N1 Virus
Disease Outbreak
Virus Outbreak
Argentina

Latest Outbreak of Deadly Bird Flu Kills 220 Flamingos in Argentina. The Virus’ Global Spread Concerns Experts. [CNN]

December 13, 2023
Around 220 flamingos have been found dead in Argentina due to an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu. Cornell's Dr. Krysten Schuler weighs in on this highly contagious and deadly viral disease.
Krysten Schuler, director of the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, looks on as pathologist Gavin Hitchener performs a necropsy on a bald eagle by Noël Heaney.
Lead Ammunition
Lead Toxicity
Toxicology
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagle
Eagle
Hunter Education
White-Tailed Deer
NYSDEC
NY Department of Environmental Conservation
Wildlife Conservation
Conservation

To Help Eagles, NYS Deer Hunters Can Choose Non-Toxic Ammo

November 22, 2023
State agencies are stepping up education and outreach to promote voluntary adoption of non-lead alternatives, acting on recommendations from their Lead Ammunition Working Group, a multidisciplinary partnership that includes the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab.
Krysten Schuler shown holding a Moose antler.

Podcast

The Weird and Wonderful World of Wildlife Health

November 06, 2023
This Cornell Veterinary Podcast episode features Cornell's Dr. Krysten Schuler, who spends her days working to protect New York State's wildlife from diseases like bear mange, deadly fungus in salamanders, and chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer.
Wildlife Disease
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Wildlife Conservation
Conservation
Public Health
Human Health
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Environment and Human and Animal Health
Disease Surveillance
Data Management
Chronic Wasting Disease
Deer
Bison
Mountain Chicken Frog shown in a wooded area dunder1564 [CC BY 2.0]
Mountain Chicken Frog
Chytridiomycosis
Chytrid
Frogs
Amphibian Health

Giant Chicken Frog Faces Extinction Due to a Deadly Amphibian Fungus [CNN]

November 02, 2023
Cornell postdoctoral associate Alyssa Kaganer discusses chytrid disease and how we can help protect amphibians from this deadly fungus.
White-tailed deer doe shown in a field of brown vegetation by Brad Taylor.
Chronic Wasting Disease
Deer
White-Tailed Deer
Pathogens
Pathology
Wildlife Pathology
Infectious Disease
Wildlife Disease
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Hunting

As Deadly Deer Disease Spreads Across the Midwest, It’s Become ‘Everybody’s Job’ to Fight

October 24, 2023
Cornell's Krysten Schuler comments on how chronic-wasting disease spreads in deer and the importance of monitoring the disease through surveillance.
One Health ad showing a bear cub amongst flowers.

Video

One Health: Understanding Threats to Wildlife and Human Health in North America

October 23, 2023
In this eCornell webinar, Dr. Steve Osofsky, Dr. Krysten Schuler, and Dr. Jennifer Bloodgood of the Cornell Wildlife Health Center at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine share their experiences from the field and the lab to illustrate how the health of wildlife and our own health are inextricably linked.
One Health
Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife Population Health
New York State
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Wildlife Disease
SARS-CoV-2
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Chronic Wasting Disease
Deer
Eagle
Lead Toxicity
Avian Influenza
Marine Mammal Stranding
Chytrid
Chytridiomycosis
Amanda Bielecki in the lab holding up a sample

Blog

Let’s Talk about Fishers!

August 25, 2023
This past spring, Cornell veterinary student Amanda Bielecki, DVM '25, gave an oral presentation at the 79th Annual Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference about lead exposure in bobcats and fishers.
Wildlife Health
Disease Surveillance
Lead Toxicity