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![Cornell staff member Helen Lee in Kyrgyzstan](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/20220811_131714%20crop.jpg?itok=4F9HaGmb)
August 09, 2023
Helen Lee, assistant director of wildlife health and health policy at the College of Veterinary Medicine, talks about the many different responsibilities of her role and the journey that led her back to Cornell where she feels her work is making a difference for wildlife and conservation.
![Stacy Kanek with Happy the Damara sheep.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Stacy%20Kanek%20with%20Happy%20the%20Damara%20sheep%20blog%20thumbnail.png?itok=h7hlaejs)
August 01, 2023
Cheetahs have long been my favorite animal, so it is no surprise that in March of 2023, I embarked on a 49-hour journey to the country with the largest population of cheetahs. I have wanted to work with cheetahs since I was five years old....
Video
July 24, 2023
Rivaling the wildebeest migration of the Serengeti, the great Ithaca salamander migration is truly a wildlife spectacle!
![Daniel Foley with sheep in the Pamirs by Helen Lee.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-06/Daniel%20Foley%20with%20sheep%20by%20Helen%20Lee%20Pastures%20in%20the%20Pamirs%20blog%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=MjT6g0jT)
July 06, 2023
At an altitude of 13,000 feet, I’m strangely captivated by the beads of water collected on the ceiling of my thin nylon shelter. An individual drop slowly swells and parts from its neighbors, plummeting down and crashing on the surface of my sleeping bag....
![Tatiana Weisbrod feeding milk in a bottle to a baby manatee.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/Tatiana%20Weisbrod%20with%20manatee%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=JSQUsTo5)
News
June 29, 2023
Cornell alumna Tatiana Weisbrod, DVM ‘17, once thought medical school was in her future, until she came across the Cornell AQUAVET® program, which changed the trajectory of her career.
![Red-tailed Hawk BirdCams screen grap of 3 young birds on the Cornell campus nest.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-06/Red-tailed%20Hawk%20BirdCams%20scap%20news%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=C-YpDBYd)
June 27, 2023
Three nestlings from the Cornell hawks' nest were treated for maggots in their ears at the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital and were then placed back safely in their nest.
![Mio Ito with parrot](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-06/thumbnail_Mio%20Ito%20with%20parrot%20by%20Amy%20Clark%20spotlight%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=rFRsj1Fc)
Blog
June 26, 2023
Anyone who knows me will know that I am an avid bird lover. From backyard chickens to falconry raptors, I love them all. But one group of birds holds a special place in my heart: the psittacines, more commonly known as the parrot family....
![White-headed Vulture by Hans Jurgen-Mager (mKElVrmjoFM-unsplash) shown perched in a tree.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-06/White-headed%20Vulture%20Hans%20Jurgen-Mager-mKElVrmjoFM-unsplash%20spotlight%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=-b6WKT7D)
Blog
June 23, 2023
With the help of Dr. Martin Gilbert, Cornell veterinary student Christel-Remy Kuck, DVM '24, lends a hand to struggling vulture populations at VulPro, South Africa through Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's Expanding Horizons International Education Program.
![Indian leopard sitting in a tree](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-02/30327394012_c3ef10ec5d_c.jpg?itok=hLxzaYYH)
Blog
June 22, 2023
Welcome to the Living with Leopards Project student intern blog. Join us as we explore the implications of human-leopard conflict in the Himalayan foothills, reporting from Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
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June 16, 2023
Experts from the Cornell Wildlife Health Center and the Wildlife Conservation Society have partnered on a new analysis focused on how pandemics can be prevented in the future. One basic solution may lie in a global taboo against harming/disturbing bats and their habitats.