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May 20, 2025
As bird flu continues to spread, Dr. Krysten Schuler of the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab offers expert advice on best practices for bird enthusiasts to maintain a safe, healthy feeder this spring.

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May 16, 2025
While conducting fieldwork to safeguard the future of rhinos, Dr. Martin Gilbert, wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist, encountered this greater one-horned rhino enjoying the water in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

May 15, 2025
Cornell's Sebastian Heilpern and Kathryn Fiorella provide expert insight on sustainable fish and seafood choices.

May 13, 2025
Cornell researcher Raina Plowright and colleagues recently found that habitat disruption and dietary changes in bats can increase their risk of spreading disease.

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April 30, 2025
You are never far from a leopard in rural Nepal! On his first night in the field, our Wild Carnivore Health Specialist, Dr. Martin Gilbert, captured this footage of a nocturnal visitor while testing camera traps behind his hotel room!

April 30, 2025
On February 11-12, 2025, Dr. Pete Coppolillo, Executive Director of Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C), was welcomed to Cornell University as a special guest speaker to discuss how dogs are helping to further conservation efforts.

April 26, 2025
On World Veterinary Day this year, we are celebrating Cornell's wildlife and ecosystem health teams and their tireless efforts to build a healthier future for wildlife, people, and planet.

April 24, 2025
The further I progressed through veterinary school, the stronger my desire to do “something more” became. Thanks to discussions with faculty mentors Dr. Ricardo de Matos and Dr. Keila Dhondt, I discovered the perfect opportunity to do so...

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April 22, 2025
A recent study examines the challenge of determining the sample size needed to confidently declare a local wildlife population disease-free—an essential factor in effective disease surveillance and wildlife health management.

April 21, 2025
A new paper in the journal CABI One Health captures a pioneering One Health effort that reinforces the reality that meaningful policy change across sectors often takes significant time and patience.