In the News
December 09, 2025
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.
Blog
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.
November 25, 2025
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.
November 14, 2025
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November 12, 2025
Dr. Raina Plowright comments on what newly revealed bat-rat interactions could mean for disease transmission.
Podcast
November 06, 2025
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!
November 04, 2025
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.
November 04, 2025
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.
November 03, 2025
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.
Podcast
October 28, 2025
From penguins and albatrosses to vultures and beyond, Dr. Amandine Gamble's research takes her to one of the most remote places on Earth to tackle some of today’s most urgent wildlife health challenges, including the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu.