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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center
for Wildlife Health

March 2026

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Wildlife
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Conservation
Conservation
Conservation Medicine
Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital
Wildlife Health
China
Animal Rescue
Animal Health
Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo and the International Fund for Animal Welfare
Elefam
Hands-on Experience
Cornell
Cornell alumni
Veterinary Student
Veterinary Medicine
Wildlife Release
Wildlife Veterinarian
Veterinarian
Collaboration
Zoo Medicine
Zoo
Zoo Animal Training
Nature Reserve

Cornell Veterinarians Collaborate Internationally to Advance Wildlife Welfare in China

March 19, 2026
Faculty from the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital traveled to Nanjing, China, for the third annual Wildlife Rescue Veterinary Training event. Dr. Sara Childs-Sanford and Dr. Cynthia Hopf-Dennis joined Chinese and other international veterinary experts to exchange cutting-edge international practices in wildlife rescue and medicine.
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Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Elephant Seals
H5N1
H5N1 Virus
Pathogens
Emerging Pathogens
USDA
Disease Outbreak
Virus Outbreak
Marine Mammals
Panzootic
Prevent Pandemic
Birds
Disease Ecology
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Wildlife Disease
Poultry
Poultry Health
Poultry Husbandry and Health
Chicken
Migration
Migratory Bird
Wildlife Migrations
Bird Migration
COVID-19
COVID19
Seabird
Seabird Conservation
Seabirds
Disease Transmission
Interspecies Transmissions
Pathogen Spillover
Disease spillover
California Sea Lions
Zoonotic Pathogen
Zoonotic Disease
Zoonotic Spillover
HIV
Ebola
Wildlife Conservation Society
The Marine Mammal Center

Avian Flu Strikes California’s Northern Elephant Seals; Area Quarantined

March 17, 2026
Ever since a deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, killed some 17,000 southern elephant seal pups on South American coastlines in 2023 and 2024, researchers and public officials have kept an extra-close eye on California’s northern elephant seals...
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Wildlife
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Health
Wildlife Health Cornell
Wildlife Health Lab
Cornell Wildlife Health Lab
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
New York State Wildlife Health Program
Wildlife Disease Association
Students
Veterinary Students
Veterinary Student
Student Experience
Student Experiential Learning
Wildlife Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease
White-Tailed Deer
Prions
Laboratory testing
Collaboration
NY Department of Environmental Conservation
Disease Prevention
CWD
CWD Data Warehouse
Training
Veterinary Training
Wildlife Conservation

Wildlife Health Lab Hosts State Training on Chronic Wasting Disease

March 11, 2026
On Feb. 25, the Animal Health Diagnostic Center hosted a chronic wasting disease lecture and wet lab for the College of Veterinary Medicine community, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets....
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Botswana
Mongabay
Cattle Herding
Wildlife Pathways
Wildlife Health
Agriculture
Beyond Fences
Okavango Delta
Communities Living Sustainably Among Wildlife
CLAWS
Lions
Africa
African cattle
Communal Herding
Livestock
Boma
KAZA
Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area
Southern Africa
World Organisation for Animal Health
WOAH
Wildlife
Economic Development
Livestock Disease Management

Botswana Shows How Smarter Cattle Herding Can Save Lions, Reopen Ancient Wildlife Pathways

March 09, 2026
Restoring traditional herding practices in northern Botswana keeps livestock safe from predators and diseases, reduces retaliatory killings of lions, and offers hope for restoring wildlife corridors.
Vet student with rhino

Announcement

Join us for Cornell Giving Day 2026

March 05, 2026
Mark your calendar for our biggest online fundraising event of the year on Thursday, March 12. Cornell Giving Day brings together friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and students to do the greatest good. Discover how you can support our mission—and help spread the word.
Cornell Giving Day
Giving Day
Wildlife Health
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Medicine
Zoology and Wildlife Conservation
Student Support
Student Support Fund
Wildlife Health Opportunity
Next Generation
One Health
Giving Day 2026
Cornell Giving Day 2026
Giving Day Donation
Professional Network
Veterinary Student
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Wildlife Veterinarian
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Veterinary Training
Wildlife Cornell
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
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