News
![Zebras](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/zebra-3322846_1920.jpg?itok=hm7wamF6)
March 27, 2018
Our team is working with southern African partners to implement an alternative approach to beef production in places where foot and mouth disease virus resides naturally in wildlife, assisting poor farmers while allowing for a potential reassessment of disease control fences that have blocked key wildlife migration routes for generations.
![Students Sampling](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/Students%20Sampling.jpg?itok=Y3Aybp-i)
March 21, 2018
One-hundred and sixty 6th graders have been collecting environmental DNA samples to help Cornell scientists monitor the range of invasive and endangered fish species in New York's waterways, engaging in hands-on science and learning about the balance of ecosystems.
![Northern White Rhino](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/DYtYtP9XcAAbJ-V.jpg?itok=ywKvEuaM)
March 20, 2018
There is a genuine urgency regarding the fate of our planet's wildlife – including the world’s remaining rhinos. We need to recognize not only our own dependence on wild nature, but also that we need a more humble, enlightened sense of our own place in the world if we are to successfully halt and reverse the trends we face.
![Anastasia Taioglou](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/anastasia-taioglou-214774-unsplash.jpg?itok=dQn53j3o)
March 18, 2018
If humanity does not act to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels will continue to climb and Earth’s average temperature will escalate. This sustained climate warming will drive the ocean’s fishery yields into steep decline 200 years from now.
![Brian Clifford](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/IMG_2713-1fyylqd.jpg?itok=kYKimIfj)
Blog
March 11, 2018
Cornell veterinary student Bryan Clifford ’20 describes his summer experience with the New York State Wildlife Health Program, where he worked as a research assistant on an assortment of projects benefitting the diverse wildlife of New York State.
![Starfish](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/starfish-202665_1920.jpg?itok=7l9R6NZp)
March 01, 2018
Cornell scientists are beginning to unravel the complicated connections between viruses, the environment, and wasting diseases among sea stars in the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
![Waterfall](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/waterfall-384663_1920.jpg?itok=xLy5lD1o)
For Your Information
February 01, 2018
Cornell Wildlife Health Center policy experts explain how Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) can be the bridge to the planetary health paradigm becoming a go-to tool for developing truly sustainable solutions to interconnected public health and environmental problems.
![Bald Eagle treated by veterinarians](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/DSC_2692%400%2C25x.jpg?itok=cNECldWv)
January 26, 2018
A bald eagle and northern harrier poisoned by lead and a rodenticide, respectively, are expected to make full recoveries after receiving treatment from Cornell veterinarians at the Swanson Wildlife Hospital.
![Coral reef](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/maldives-1268661_1280.jpg?itok=gK5Mcp_g)
January 25, 2018
Cornell scientists and partners have discovered that plastic trash in the world's oceans causes a frighteningly high (20-fold) increase in the chance of disease in coral. Healthy coral reefs are the foundation of biodiversity in the world's oceans, and this work is helping to drive anti-pollution policy.
![Elephant standing behind a wirefence](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2018-11/ele%20fence%20DSC_0420.jpg?itok=CdM1NFNC)
News
January 24, 2018
Cornell researchers and partners are developing novel approaches for mitigating conflicts between livestock agriculture and wildlife conservation in southern Africa, where both sectors are vital to people and planet.