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Chronic underinvestment in veterinary services fundamentally weakens One Health implementation.
A dense colony of black-browed albatrosses rests on rocky terrain near the shoreline under a cloudy sky. The birds sit shoulder-to-shoulder, some with eyes closed and others alert, while a few fly overhead.

Dr. Amandine Gamble, disease ecologist and veterinarian, is part of the scientific team that has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Beauchêne Island, the home of the world’s second-largest colony of black-browed albatross.
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Blog

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.
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The story of how a research team, including Cornell's Dr. Amandine Gamble, confirmed the first case of bird flu in Antarctic ice seals—an alarming sign of how climate change is fueling the spread of deadly pathogens to Earth’s last frontier.
A brown rat crouched on a concrete surface.

Dr. Raina Plowright comments on what newly revealed bat-rat interactions could mean for disease transmission.
Extraordinary Vets Podcast preview

Podcast

Tune in to MSU's Extraordinary Vets podcast, featuring Dr. Steve Osofsky—wildlife veterinarian, conservationist, and One Health pioneer. You’ll enjoy a candid discussion about creative ways to navigate a career in wildlife conservation through a One Health lens!
Taylor is wearing a protective suit and smiling while holding a beehive outside.

The Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health has launched a new residency in wildlife population health, building on the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's leadership in preparing veterinarians to meet the urgent and evolving challenges facing our planet’s wild species.
Brown eggs in an egg carton

As highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to disrupt agriculture and ecosystems worldwide, Dr. Amandine Gamble underscores its devastating impact on seabird populations and warns that the virus’s ecological effects will be long-lasting.
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Cornell's Dr. Raina Plowright weighs in on how habitat loss and stress drive spillover risk and why protecting bats could help prevent the next pandemic.