In the News
![Visit to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse showing a silky chicken being treated by zoo veterinarian](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-09/CVM-CVM_2018_1009_SW_00031.jpg?itok=iCl2c6Rz)
September 10, 2020
Our partners at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo broke ground on a new Animal Health Center that will help boost our collaborative animal care and research efforts.
![Lioness on operating table](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-03/LionessEdits2020-98_Darcy%20Rose-Cornell%20Vet.jpg?itok=BmMdUsbz)
March 04, 2020
A big cat got the lion’s share of attention when her keepers brought her to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA). There, Ntsumi the white African lioness was diagnosed with an intestinal mass that veterinarians surgically removed.
![Cornell veterinarian examines a captive elephant as vet students look on](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-02/Noha%20with%20vet%20students%20and%20elephant%20for%20news%20story%20January%202020.jpg?itok=mOwcAG_s)
January 15, 2020
A 23-year partnership between Syracuse’s Rosamond Gifford Zoo and Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine provides care for endangered species while giving veterinarians and students specialized training.
![A small bat shown being gently held in hand](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-12/Bat%20image%20for%20news%20article.jpg?itok=efQnxMbK)
October 07, 2019
Cornell's wildlife experts weigh-in on the impact of white-nose syndrome, a fungus that has been devastating bat populations across North America, with a mortality rate that can often reach 90 to 100 percent.
![A Reticulated Python shown on the operating table at Cornell](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-12/Python-6-1080px.jpg?itok=9ui2e9UG)
October 02, 2019
A scan performed at Cornell University Hospital for Animals aided veterinarians in their treatment of a python from Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York.
![Laci Taylor examines an anesthetized jaguar prior to a procedure](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/laci1%20%C2%A9%20Laci%20Taylor.jpg?itok=AbjQ2j-0)
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July 31, 2019
Cornell veterinary student Laci Taylor '22 writes about her one-week experience at the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center through the International Experience in Wildlife Health and Conservation course.
![Dr. Noha Abou-Madi examines a Red panda at the Syracuse Zoo](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-11/Noha%20Abou-Madi%20with%20panda%20at%20Syracuse%20Zoo_0.jpg?itok=H7X7e21r)
June 07, 2019
Learn how the symbiotic 22-year partnership between Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine and the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York has been mutually beneficial to wildlife, students, and scientists alike.
![Belize Zoo Clinic Group](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/Belize-Zoo-Clinic-Group-27sqooi.jpg?itok=WBZN0IY4)
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January 02, 2019
Cornell veterinary student Victoria Albano ’21 traveled to Belize Zoo to gain hands-on experience with a diverse group of Central American species.
![Veterinary clinic](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/0913_wright1.jpg?itok=Nxn1PqKS)
September 13, 2018
The residents of the Belize Zoo have a brand-new veterinary clinic that will serve the medical needs of everyone from Sparks the tapir to Chiqui the jaguar. Members of the College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated this milestone with zoo staff when the clinic opened this summer.
![Students helping treat leopard](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/belize460.jpg?itok=HGnAG5BS)
March 20, 2017
College of Veterinary Medicine students have partnered with the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, gaining valuable experiences they will never forget.