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November 2024

White Oak Conservation sign in the forest

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This past spring, I completed a preceptorship at White Oak Conservation in Yulee, Florida with support from the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund....
Dr. Baitchman with baby primate.

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Dr. Eric Baitchman, DVM, DACZM, was drawn to a career in veterinary medicine at an early age. “Growing up, I was really lucky to know veterinarians,” he recalls. “My father worked at the University of Rochester, and he worked alongside Dr. Jeff Wyatt, the main veterinarian for the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, New York...
Kate Alexy, D.V.M. Class of 2026, filling a pipe with food on the Pantanal base of Instituto Tamanduá to provide nutritional supplementation for rehabilitated anteaters during the dry season. Photo: Jorge Gallo

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What grows up to seven feet long and consumes up to 30,000 ants and termites a day? Their name is quite fitting, as giant anteaters are particularly built to eat this tasty treat with massive claws, a two-foot long tongue, and a jaw longer than their femur....
Beth Buckles in the lab.

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Ithaca may pride itself on being “gorges”, but in my opinion the best part of living in the Finger Lakes is Autumn! The changing leaves, crisp air, and fall sunshine make this the perfect time of year to walk dogs, hike local parks, go wine tasting, and of course, make large amounts of apple butter....