July 2021
![An African elephant with birds hitching a ride coming towards the photographer](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-07/African%20Elephant%20by%20Nam%20Anh%20%28unsplash%29%20spotlight%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=czaT5ai2)
Announcement
July 29, 2021
Our Beyond Fences program in southern Africa has been awarded a three-year grant from WWF to help facilitate greater collaboration between the wildlife and livestock sectors to resolve previously intractable conflicts between animal disease regulatory needs and transfrontier conservation area objectives.
![A male dhole scans the forest to look for prey by Anish Andheria](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-07/Dhole%20by%20Anish%20Andheria%20news%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=sWeMsUGb)
July 26, 2021
Cornell's Dr. Martin Gilbert discusses how infectious disease likely represents an important threat for endangered dhole populations and that such diseases could even be capable of causing local extinctions.
Announcement
July 08, 2021
We are proud to announce that funding for the Aquatic Animal Health Program has been renewed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for a 5-year period.
![Orphaned beaver by Carol Jennings/Cornell Vet spotlight video thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-06/Orphaned%20beaver%20by%20Carol%20Jennings%3ACornell%20Vet%20spotlight%20video%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=WhZ4uTif)
July 06, 2021
A litter of beaver kits traversed more of New York state than most of their species will ever cross in a lifetime. This group of five traveled from the Adirondacks to Western New York, and from there to the Finger Lakes and back in their brief but eventful five weeks of life.