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Even in retirement, Dr. Rodman Getchell still had 60 round goby samples waiting in a university freezer....
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Australia’s Macquarie Island is a haven for species such as elephant and fur seals, penguins, albatrosses and petrels, and a key site for wildlife researchers. But it is not safe from H5N1 bird flu.
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The 2026 cohort of Cornell K. Lisa Yang Postdoctoral Fellows in Wildlife Health is poised to restore mangrove ecosystems in the Galápagos, improve chronic waste disease surveillance, and protect the pollinators that underpin global food systems.
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For the first time in recorded history, in recent years, avian flu reached Antarctica, threatening animals in an already fragile ecosystem....
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Cornell’s Raina Plowright provides insight into a practical and sustainable solution to preventing spillover at its roots.
Catalyzing Conservation Fund

Five new projects supported by the Catalyzing Conservation Fund are tackling urgent challenges wild species and local communities face across four continents and an array of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, from the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Coral Triangle to the frozen tundras of the circumpolar Arctic.
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Cornell's Dr. Katie Fiorella weighs in as researchers find surprising pop-ups of harmful algal blooms in Cayuga Lake, even in cooler temperatures.
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A population genetic study of endangered penguins combined with genome-wide associations in the context of infectious disease outbreaks highlights the need for tailored management and conservation plans for species with fragmented populations....
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Cornell's Dr. Raina Plowright weighs in on the deadly respiratory viral outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean....
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According to a new paper published in Frontiers in Science, halting and reversing the global decline in biodiversity is now urgent to avoid destabilizing the Earth’s vital systems that support human well-being.