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Victoria is wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves as she measures the girth of a seal using a yellow measuring tape in a clinical lab setting. The seal is lying on a metal examination table. The room is well-lit with industrial-style overhead lights and contains medical equipment.
Wildlife Pathology The Student Experience
Seals
Wildlife Pathology
marine mammal
Strandings Investigation Program
Utrecht University
Externship
Veterinary Externship
Student
Student Experience
Veterinary Student
Free-ranging Wildlife Conservation
Marine Mammal Stranding
Necropsy
Postmortem Examinations
Histopathology
Dutch Wildlife Health Center
Hands-on Experience
Anatomic Pathology
Pathology
Infectious Disease
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health
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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
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Stranding

Using Veterinary Pathology to Investigate Marine Mammal Strandings in the North Sea

September 16, 2025 by Victoria Priester
Every seal or porpoise that strands tells a story of the life it lived and how it died, though some findings from necropsies make more complete stories than others....
The Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health's Catalyzing Conservation Fund
Catalyzing Conservation Fund
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Wildlife Health
Grants
Seed Funding
Rapid Response
Wildlife Disease Outbreaks
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
New Zealand
Rapid Testing
Rodenticide
Rodenticide Poisoning
Rodenticide Toxicity
Nepal
Training
Innovation
Leadership
Conservation Impact
One Health
Seabird
Conservation Assessment
Genetic Analysis
Subantarctic Islands
Vulnerable Species
Anticoagulant Rodenticides
Birds of Prey
Raptors
Red-Tailed Hawk
Gharial
Blood Test
Endangered Wildlife
Wildlife Populations
Unexplained Wildlife Mortality Events
Wildlife Mass Mortality
Slide Scanner
Postmortem Examinations
Nepali Pathologist
Wildlife Disease Diagnosis
Local Expertise

Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Awards Three ‘Catalyzing Conservation Fund’ Grants

September 15, 2025
Why are eastern rockhopper penguin populations plummeting in New Zealand? What’s a reliable, rapid test for detecting rodenticide poisoning in live birds of prey? How can we use technology to help diagnose wildlife diseases in Nepal while training local scientists?
A closeup of takahe bird with a wide red orange beak and blackish feathers
Petrels
Seabirds
H5N1 Virus
Avian Influenza
Avian Flu
Wildlife Populations
Population Health
New Zealand
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Pathology
Global Health
Wildlife Vaccination
Extinction
H5N3
Poultry Health
Poultry
Migratory Bird
Bird Migration
Wildlife Health and Health Policy
Wildlife Ecology
California Condor
Viral Spillover
Captive Breeding

Saving the World’s Fattest Parrot: Can We Vaccinate Our Rarest Species Before Bird Flu Gets to Them? [The Guardian]

September 03, 2025
New Zealand is racing to protect the imperiled kākāpō parrot species from the global spread of avian influenza through proactive measures, including the vaccination of captive breeding populations ahead of migratory bird arrivals.
two easter rockhopper penguins with their distinctive red eyes topped with yellow feathers
Penguins
Penguin
New Zealand
Tawaki Project
crested penguins
Wildlife Health Cornell
Cornell University
Environmental DNA
DNA
Genetics
Genetic Diversity
Sub-Arctic Region
Wildlife Conservation
Conservation
Wildlife Populations
Wildlife Population Health

Contrasting Conservation Outlooks for NZ Crested Penguins

August 29, 2025
International researchers have taken an in-depth look at three Aotearoa New Zealand crested penguin species, revealing one is thriving while others face uncertain futures.
Close up of a squirrel perched on a tree branch.
Zoological Medicine The Student Experience
WildCare
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Student Experience
Wildlife Hospital
Veterinary Externship
Externship
Wildlife Conservation
Native Wildlife
Human and Wildlife Health
Conservation Medicine

What 1,376 Patients Taught Me About Wildlife Medicine

August 26, 2025
What does it mean to care for 1,376 wild animals over the course of a summer? This past summer, I found out firsthand as a hospital extern at WildCare...
A black salamander in the muddy grass.

Blog

Let’s Get Slimy! Salamander Research at Cornell

August 22, 2025
Isla Chauhan, Cornell DVM '28, shares insights from her field research and explains how she used computer programming tools to explore climate preferences of salamander species.
Salamander
Hedrick Lab
Wildlife Release
Fieldwork
research
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Wildlife Ecology
Data
Data Analysis
Environment
Climate Change
Climate Change Analysis
Wildlife Conservation
New York Nature
New York State
Ithaca
Veterinary Student
Cornell PhD
Dr. Seeley performing a dental exam on a silverback gorilla that is laying on its back under anesthesia.

News

Alumni Spotlight: Katie Seeley '07, DVM '11, PhD, DACZM, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

August 18, 2025
Katie Seeley ’07, DVM ’11, PhD, DACZM knew from a young age that she wanted to be a veterinarian....
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Cornell Wildlife Health Center
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell alumni
Alumni
Alumni Spotlight
Career
Wildlife Career
Zoo
Zoological Medicine
Career Pathway
Wildlife Veterinarian
Veterinary Training
Zoo Veterinarians
Isidor I. Sprecker Wildlife Medicine Award
Expanding Horizons
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Indonesia
Indonesian Rhino
Southern Africa
The National Aquarium
Internship
Ecosystem Health
Conservation Medicine
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Moose
Moose Populations
Deer
Parasite
Parasitology
Wildlife
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Health
Wildlife Populations
New York State
Wildlife Disease
Disease Transmission
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Host Ecology
wildlife tracking
New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of Public and Ecosystem Health
Adirondacks

Deer Spread Parasites That Harm Adirondack Moose

August 08, 2025
Wildlife researchers have found that the transmission of deer parasites is hindering the growth of New York's moose population.
A bat being held by a gloved hand
Bats
Bat
Coronavirus
Reservoir Host
Virus
Wildlife Populations
Wildlife Population Health
Conservation Genomics
Pathogen Genomics
Disease spillover
Preventing Pandemic
pandemic
Immunology
Wildlife Immunology
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Flying Foxes
Fecal Samples
Scat Samples
Statistics
Viral Shedding
Pathogens
Zoonotic Spillover
Zoonotic Disease
Zoonotic Viruses
Disease Ecology
Public Health
Public and Ecosystem Health

‘Teenage’ Bats Most Likely to Spread Coronaviruses

August 06, 2025
A recent Cornell study suggests that young and adolescent bats may be the most likely to transmit coronaviruses to other species.
Erica Jackson with a sign that reads Paul Harter Veterinary Medical Center San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Zoological Medicine The Student Experience
Externship
Veterinary Externship
San Diego Wildlife Alliance
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
San Diego Zoo
Wildlife Care
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health
Wildlife and Zoological Medicine
Zoological Health
Zoological Medicine
Veterinarian
Wildlife Veterinarian
Career
Career Pathway
Giraffe
Giraffes
Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
Zoo Animal Care
Black Rhino
Fieldwork
Nilgai
Six Flags Great Adventure Wild Safari

A Remarkable Clinical Externship at San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Where All Life Thrives

August 05, 2025
During the winter of 2025, I had the pleasure of completing a six-week clinical externship at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. The Safari Park is an 1,800-acre facility, home to more than 3,000 animals representing over 300 species....