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Red-tailed Hawk treated for lead

Lead is toxic to both humans and animals, and contaminates our environment. On a regular basis, the staff at the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital work to save animals that are severely ill due to ingestion of environmental lead.
Cheetah in the wild

During Cornell University's Reunion 2017, the Cornell Wildlife Health Center held a "talk show" launch event, hosted by Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff and featuring our novel approach to wildlife conservation and the challenges of saving wildlife and wild places.
Cheetah in the wild

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Watch the "talk show" launch of Wildlife Health Cornell at Reunion 2017, hosted by Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff and featuring internationally-renowned wildlife health experts discussing our novel approach to wildlife conservation and the challenges of saving wildlife and wild places.
Fisherwomen at work on shore

We depend on the oceans in many direct and indirect ways. Cornell is helping scientists learn how to better help the public understand, and address, the problems facing the world's seas.
Bald Eagle perched

The comeback of the American bald eagle is a success story across the Great Lakes region, and keeping them safe is a high priority for many environmental professionals. But one serious threat to the great raptor is lead poisoning.
Eastern Tiger Salamander

A team of scientists is warning of a new disease impacting salamanders on Long island.
Elephant near water

Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine was awarded $1.7 million from The Rockefeller Foundation to support our pioneering work in Planetary Health.
Planetary Health

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Concern has been spreading across scientific disciplines that the pervasive human transformation of Earth's natural systems is an urgent threat to human health, and Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is helping to forge a new field to meet unprecedented challenges.
Tick

Cornell researchers have developed a new process using nanoscale technology that can detect multiple pathogens at once, and are now adapting this method to more efficiently test different types of ticks for a large number of disease agents.
Students helping treat leopard

College of Veterinary Medicine students have partnered with the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, gaining valuable experiences they will never forget.