News
Video
September 17, 2019
Watch this video of Swanson Wildlife Hospital veterinarians treating a black bear cub after she was hit by a car in the Adirondack Park. After spending time with a wildlife rehabilitator in Oswego County, the bear will be returned to the wild.
![An injured Black bear cub shown with a cast on it's foreleg and being treated at Cornell](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-12/Black%20bear%20cub%20for%20news%20article.jpg?itok=g4MxyF5A)
September 17, 2019
After being hit by a car in the Adirondack Park, a female black bear cub was brought to the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital where it received care to repair its broken left foreleg.
![White-tailed deer](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-01/key-deer-2834850_0.jpg?itok=hTLcmhF6)
August 15, 2019
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing new regulations to prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) from entering the state. CWD is a fatal nervous system disease that affects deer, elk, and moose. According to Cornell's Dr. Krysten Schuler, New York has avoided outbreaks in its deer populations since 2005.
![A herd of wildebeest shown crossing a road](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-12/Wildebeest%20heard%20for%20news%20article.jpg?itok=nXhm8Xqo)
August 08, 2019
Botswana's Department of Veterinary Services and Cornell's AHEAD Program have completed a comprehensive road map that offers real hope for local farmers and wildlife impacted by animal disease.
![Laci Taylor examines an anesthetized jaguar prior to a procedure](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/laci1%20%C2%A9%20Laci%20Taylor.jpg?itok=AbjQ2j-0)
Blog
July 31, 2019
Cornell veterinary student Laci Taylor '22 writes about her one-week experience at the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center through the International Experience in Wildlife Health and Conservation course.
![A screenshot of the video showing Cleopatra, the Golden Retriever dog](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-12/Biobank%20video%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=rkuoExLe)
Video
July 19, 2019
How does the biobanking process work? This video, produced by the Cornell Veterinary Biobank, explains how!
![Dr. Kristen Schuler shown providing expert testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-11/Schuler%20for%20news%20article%20720x480_0.jpg?itok=xvxO67No)
June 27, 2019
Cornell's Dr. Krysten Schuler was invited to provide her expert testimony and recommendations on combating chronic wasting disease (CWD) to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources.
![Histo slide of a newt's skin; examples of a normal and necrosis affected sample](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-12/Newt-Skin-NormalH%26E-NecrosisH%26E-NecrosisISH-labels_crop_0.jpg?itok=t4hKVgp6)
Blog
June 17, 2019
When the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab investigates mortalities in wildlife, our specially trained pathologists use diagnostic tools to crack the case.
![Wendy Beauvais shown holding two endangered saiga antelope fawns](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-11/Wendy%20Beauvais%20with%20saiga%20antelope%20fawns.jpg?itok=JyZsK1Bq)
June 10, 2019
Dr. Wendy Beauvais, postdoctoral researcher in the College of Veterinary Medicine, helps pinpoint the cause of death in a herd of endangered saiga antelope living on the remote steppe grasslands of Central Asia.