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February 2025

Bald Eagle perched in a tree by Christine Bogdanowicz.
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Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
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Bird Flu

Avian Influenza Found in Dead Birds Across the Finger Lakes, Including Tompkins County

February 12, 2025
Recent reports of dozens of dead snow geese have been linked to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, in New York's Seneca County and neighboring counties. Cornell's Dr. Krysten Schuler provides some advice to reduce people's exposure to the virus.
Dr. Sue Bartlett holding a box turtle

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Alumni Spotlight: Susie Bartlett, DVM ’03, Wildlife Conservation Society

February 11, 2025
Cornell alumna Susie Bartlett, DVM '03, takes us through her conservation journey, from being inspired by her father's work at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to becoming a senior veterinarian at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
AQUAVET
Aquatic Animals
Madagascar
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society
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SARS-CoV-2
Zoo Medicine
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Wildlife and Zoological Medicine
Bronx Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
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New York Aquarium
Queens Zoo
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Using a One Health Approach to Understand Threats to Wildlife and Human Health in Antarctica

February 05, 2025
In this eCornell keynote, Drs. Amandine Gamble and Marie Bouilloud share their recent fieldwork experiences in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions to help illustrate how wildlife health is connected to human activity, even thousands of miles away.
Penguin
Penguins
Antarctica
Antarctica Penguins
Avian Influenza
Avian Medicine
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Avian Flu
H5N1
H5N1 Virus
Marine Wildlife
Marine Ecosystems
Pathogens
Wildlife Pathology
Pathology
Marine Mammals
Canada Goose portrait by Christine Bogdanowicz.
Environmental Contaminants
Ecosystem Health
Public Health
NYSDEC
NY Department of Environmental Conservation
PCBs
PFAS
Hunter Education
Hunter-harvested Waterfowl
Waterfowl
Reproductive Success
Wetlands
Wild Ducks
Wild Geese
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Public and Ecosystem Health
Department of Public and Ecosystem Health

Contaminants Found in Commonly Hunted Waterfowl

February 03, 2025
Five species of commonly hunted waterfowl in the northeast Atlantic Flyway were found to harbor contaminants that could impact the health of the birds, as well as the hunters and others who consume them.