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Announcement
November 08, 2017
Our work with southern African partners to reconcile decades of conflict between the livestock and wildlife sectors continues to progress. Proceedings are now available from the "Working towards a Win-Win Solution for Livestock Agriculture & Wildlife Conservation in Ngamiland, Botswana" forum held in partnership with the Government of Botswana.
November 07, 2017
In an interview with the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine, Cornell Planetary Health Scientist Dr. Montira Pongsiri discusses this new field - focused on addressing linkages between human-induced environmental change and public health.
November 03, 2017
In honor of International One Health Day, two Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine experts explain why there needs to be greater global effort to halt climate change, reduce environmental contaminants, and stop the loss of biodiversity.
September 15, 2017
This past summer, Cornell's Expanding Horizons program helped 14 College of Veterinary Medicine students address challenges impacting wildlife, domestic animal, and human health across the developing world.
August 16, 2017
The Cornell team at the Swanson Wildlife Hospital and local rehabilitators saved the life of a wild bobcat hit by a car in Lansing, New York.
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August 09, 2017
The comeback of the American bald eagle is a success story across the nation, but now these magnificent birds are facing another threat. See what Cornell scientists are doing to help determine the sources and impacts of lead in New York bald eagles.
For Your Information
August 03, 2017
In this Nature Scientific Reports paper, Cornell Planetary Health Scientist Dr. Montira Pongsiri and colleagues find that conserving old-growth tropical forest may help prevent new outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in people.
June 13, 2017
Lead is toxic to both humans and animals, and contaminates our environment. On a regular basis, the staff at the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital work to save animals that are severely ill due to ingestion of environmental lead.
June 12, 2017
During Cornell University's Reunion 2017, the Cornell Wildlife Health Center held a "talk show" launch event, hosted by Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff and featuring our novel approach to wildlife conservation and the challenges of saving wildlife and wild places.
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June 09, 2017
Watch the "talk show" launch of Wildlife Health Cornell at Reunion 2017, hosted by Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff and featuring internationally-renowned wildlife health experts discussing our novel approach to wildlife conservation and the challenges of saving wildlife and wild places.