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May 2025

CYCWH members with speaker Marcy Uhart
One Health
Distinguished Speakers
Distinguished Speaker Series
CYCWH
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health
Marcy Uhart
Craig Stephen
H5N1
Avian Influenza
animal influenza
Planetary Health
polycrisis
Veterinary Epidemiologist
Future Readiness
Planetary Boundaries
Rural Veterinarian
Wildlife Disease
Systems-Based Approach
Interproblemary Approach
Collective Global Amnesia
Global Health
Wildlife Veterinarian
University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
HPAI
Latin America
Canada
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Wildlife Conservation
Public Health
Pathogen Spillover
South America
Wildlife Mass Mortality
Southern Elephant Seals
Virus
Global Health System
Migratory Birds
Global Solutions
Food Security
Agricultural Practices
Wetlands
Poultry
Dairy Farms
Food Systems
Habitat Restoration
Wetland Conservation
Land-use Planning
pandemic
VUCA
Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous
Animal Health

Inaugural Distinguished Speakers Address Interconnected Global Challenges Through a One Health Lens

May 29, 2025
On March 28, 2025, the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health launched its inaugural Cornell K. Lisa Yang Distinguished Speaker Series, highlighting the center’s commitment to advancing One Health.
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News

Alumni Spotlight: J. Hunter Reed, MPH, DVM '20, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

May 28, 2025
J. Hunter Reed, MPH, DVM ‘20, entered veterinary school at Cornell University with the goal of becoming a veterinarian for dairy cows. While he focused his clinical training in production animal medicine, his experiences led to a strong interest in population health on a larger scale....
Alumni
Cornell alumni
Wildlife Career
Career Pathway
Conservation Career
Veterinary Career
Alumni Spotlight
Population Health
DVM/MPH
Epidemiology
Texas Animal Health Commission
Chronic Wasting Disease
Wildlife Veterinarian
Texas Parks and Wildlife
HPAI
Bighorn Sheep
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2
Public Health
Master in Public Health
Disease Surveillance
Wildlife Management
Government
Public Policy
American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
United States Animal Health Association
Free-ranging Wildlife Health and Disease
College of Veterinary Medicine
American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine
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Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Bird Migration
bird feeders
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Migratory Bird
Birds
Passerines
Wildlife
Disease Transmission
Chicken
Raptors
Salmonella
songbird fever
Songbird
Mycoplasma
hummingbird
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Health Cornell
Black Bears

Are Backyard Bird Feeders Safe? How to Stop Illness and Intruders

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.
A greater one-horned rhino soaking in a muddy pool of water

Video

A Rhino's Soaking Sanctuary

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.
One-Horned Rhino
Rhino
Wildlife Conservation
Fieldwork
Field Conservation
Chitwan National Park
Wildlife Medicine
Several sardines in a basket after fishing
Seafood
Public Health
Sustainability
Environment
Aquatic Animal Medicine
Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Fish
Mercury
Lead
Food
Food Systems
Epidemiology
Mollusks
Environmental Pollution
Farmed fish
Marine Conservation Society
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Seafood Watch Guide

What Kind Of Seafood Should I Eat? [New York Times]

May 15, 2025
Cornell's Sebastian Heilpern and Kathryn Fiorella provide expert insight on sustainable fish and seafood choices.
Bat hanging upside down
Bats
Wildlife Diet
Jamaican Fruit Bats
Viral Shedding
Hendra Virus
Pathogen Spillover
Disease spillover
Wildlife Immunology
Immunology
Wildlife Research
pandemic
COVID-19
Preventing Pandemic
Deforestation
Global Climate Change
Public Policy
Public and Ecosystem Health
Virus
Native Wildlife
Ecosystem Health
horses
Plowright Lab
Wildlife Virology
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Wildlife Health Cornell

Scientists Alarmed After Bats’ New Diet Triggers Surge in Dangerous Behavior: ‘Had a Profound Effect'

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.