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October 08, 2026
Like a dark cloud of pestilence spreading across the globe in a science fiction movie, a highly contagious, fatal strain of avian influenza is continuing its death march across the globe, infecting wild birds, poultry, dairy cattle, and mammals from pole-to-pole, sometimes with massive mortalities.
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October 06, 2026
Three bald eagles, including an adult and two juveniles, were reintroduced to the wild in New York's Southern Tier last month.
Blog
October 05, 2026
Cornell's Zoo and Wildlife Society (ZAWS) shares about their first event of the semester, featuring five incredible panelists, Drs. Steven Osofsky, Noha Abou-Madi, Cynthia Hopf-Dennis, Jan Lovy, and Jennifer Bloodgood.
September 11, 2026
The Australian Antarctic Division has made an unprecedented and controversial decision to evacuate its research station on a remote sub-Antarctic island for fear that a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian flu known as 2.3.4.4b will soon reach its shores....
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September 11, 2026
Over the summer, I had the exciting opportunity to extern with Michigan’s State Wildlife Pathologist. The pathologist, state wildlife veterinarian, and numerous biologists and conservation officers all work for the Department of Natural Resources...
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September 10, 2026
Even in retirement, Dr. Rodman Getchell still had 60 round goby samples waiting in a university freezer....
September 10, 2026
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.
September 01, 2026
This spring, I traveled to Laguna Beach, California, for a veterinary student externship at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Working alongside amazing veterinarians, animal care staff, researchers, and volunteers, I had an excellent opportunity to learn about marine mammal medicine...
August 31, 2026
Chronic wasting disease, a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer, continues to spread across North America. Dr. Chandika Rani Ganesh Babu, a 2026 Yang Postdoctoral Fellow in Wildlife Health, seeks to uncover the genetic and molecular mechanisms that influence susceptibility to CWD.
August 19, 2026
I gained invaluable, hands-on experience at the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi. As my first externship in an aquarium setting, this experience opened my eyes not only to the diversity of species treated, but also to the breadth of diagnostic and treatment approaches available in an aquarium setting....