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January 2025

Fishermen cast their nets in the Amazon River
Food Security
Fish Diversity and Nutrition
Biodiversity
Amazon

Smaller Fish Offer Better Nutrition, Lower Environmental Cost

January 30, 2025
Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found.
Julian Rivera examining a turtle at the Staten Island Zoo

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Alumni Spotlight: Julian Rivera, DVM ’18, Staten Island Zoo

January 27, 2025
Cornell alumnus Julian Rivera, DVM ’18, has found his niche as the Clinical Veterinarian at the Staten Island Zoo. His path from veterinary school to zoo medicine illustrates both the opportunities and challenges faced by aspiring wildlife veterinarians.
Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons Program
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons International Education Program
Staten Island Zoo
Zoological Medicine
ASPCA
Peccary
Collared Peccary
Animal and Human Health in Urban Environments
Vector-Borne Disease
Indonesian Rhino
Dr. Steve Osofsky, director of the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health, in northern Botswana. Photo provided by Dr. Osofsky

Blog

Catching Up With Dr. Osofsky: Reflections on a Successful Year and Looking Ahead to 2025

January 25, 2025
Dr. Steve Osofsky, director of the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health, reflects on a transformative year, and looks forward to leading the way in shaping how the center can help tilt the scales back toward the type of environmental stewardship we ourselves need to survive as a species.
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Free-Ranging Wildlife Pathology Fellow
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Postdoctoral Fellows
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Residency in Wildlife Population Health
Catalyzing Conservation Fund
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Global Health
Global Governance
Pandemic Prevention
Wildlife Migrations
Environmental Stewardship
Global Climate Change
Planetary Health
Expanding Horizons International Education Program
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Birthing Planetary Health talk by Steve Osofsky

Video

Birthing Planetary Health: A Midwife’s Tale

January 24, 2025
Professor Steve Osofsky was invited to give the keynote address, “Birthing Planetary Health: A Midwife’s Tale,” at the Sustainable Cornell Summit 2024.
An Asiatic Wild Dog or Dhole by Angel Muela.
Asiatic Wild Dog
Dhole
Endangered Species
Wild Carnivores
Wild Canids
Nepal Wildlife
Nepal
Habitat Loss
Wildlife Conservation
Indigenous Communities
Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Cornell Richard P. Riney Canine Health Center
Alumni Association for Conservation and Development
Zoological Society of London

Developing a National Species Action Plan for Dholes in Nepal

January 22, 2025
A meeting of wildlife conservationists to develop a National Species Action Plan for Dholes in Nepal was held from August 9-11, 2024. Also known as Asiatic wild dogs, dholes are a globally endangered species of wild canid that has been lost from more than 75% of its former range due to habitat destruction, loss of prey, persecution, and disease.