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Dr. Baitchman with baby primate.

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Dr. Eric Baitchman, DVM, DACZM, was drawn to a career in veterinary medicine at an early age. “Growing up, I was really lucky to know veterinarians,” he recalls. “My father worked at the University of Rochester, and he worked alongside Dr. Jeff Wyatt, the main veterinarian for the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, New York...
Kate Alexy, D.V.M. Class of 2026, filling a pipe with food on the Pantanal base of Instituto Tamanduá to provide nutritional supplementation for rehabilitated anteaters during the dry season. Photo: Jorge Gallo

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What grows up to seven feet long and consumes up to 30,000 ants and termites a day? Their name is quite fitting, as giant anteaters are particularly built to eat this tasty treat with massive claws, a two-foot long tongue, and a jaw longer than their femur....
Beth Buckles in the lab.

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Ithaca may pride itself on being “gorges”, but in my opinion the best part of living in the Finger Lakes is Autumn! The changing leaves, crisp air, and fall sunshine make this the perfect time of year to walk dogs, hike local parks, go wine tasting, and of course, make large amounts of apple butter....
Elizabeth Poirier, Class of D.V.M. ‘26, cleaning the wounds of an anesthetized two-fingered sloth. Photo: Julianna Johnson

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Costa Rica, a haven for countless species of plants and animals, holds approximately 6% of the world’s biodiversity, despite taking up only 0.03% of the earth’s surface. Known for its rich biodiversity, Costa Rica has unfortunately been facing a decline in fauna and flora due to climate change, local deforestation, development and poaching for the pet trade....
Bald Eagles in nest-Pixabay-8743805_1920

Once an endangered species, the population of bald eagles in New York continues to grow. But their success is not without threats to continued population growth, including lead poisoning.
Gaydos performing a health check on a roaming dog following a sampling session at the Faridpur field site (Photo: Ashok Kumar Biswas)

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Growing up, I couldn’t wait for the moment evening turned to dusk and the dancing silhouettes of bats began to fill the night sky. This love of bats grew with me, expanding as I could better understand the science behind what made bats so unique....
Bement worked with experts from the Jane Goodall Institute in Uganda. Together, they observed chimps in the wild and traveled to villages surrounding the forest were the chimps lived. Photo provided.

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As forest land and animal habitats are cleared for commercial sugar cane fields in Uganda's Kasongoire Forest, chimpanzees resort to “crop raiding” in neighboring villages — escalating conflict and increasing the risk of disease transmission. Cornell student Julian Bement helped document this growing threat to both human and chimpanzee health.
Jennifer Peaslee at her desk.

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Cat herder, catch-all, and photo hog—I relate to all these terms and more. My position requires that I do and know a fair bit of everything to manage the administrative tasks for CWHL and its members while also overseeing the program's communications....
Cornell DVM student Amanda Bielecki at the AQUAVET program

Growing pressures on the environment are increasing needs and work opportunities for veterinarians in wildlife conservation. A gift of $35 million received by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine — the largest in the school's history — will help fund activities of its wildlife health center into the future.
Fig 2. Experiment 2; diet manipulation impact on bat humoral immune response to Nipah-riVSV challenge.

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Fruit bats generate more diverse antibodies than mice, but overall have a weaker antibody response, according to a new study published by Cornell researchers.