Spotlights
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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....
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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.
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April 30, 2025
You are never far from a leopard in rural Nepal! On his first night in the field, our Wild Carnivore Health Specialist, Dr. Martin Gilbert, captured this footage of a nocturnal visitor while testing camera traps behind his hotel room!
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April 22, 2025
A recent study examines the challenge of determining the sample size needed to confidently declare a local wildlife population disease-free—an essential factor in effective disease surveillance and wildlife health management.
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April 03, 2025
Cornell alumna Kate Mueller, DVM '15, has been enamored with marine mammals for as long as she can remember, and her career path shows that there is no one route to a career in wildlife medicine.
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March 26, 2025
A recent study by Cornell researchers assessed the presence of antibodies for highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A in live-captured bobcats in New York.
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March 25, 2025
Cornell researchers recently published a study providing the first genetic evidence of canine coronavirus infection in a felid. These findings suggest that felids may play a central role in the emergence of recombinant alphacoronavirus.
Blog
March 19, 2025
The work of Cornell Public Health’s Dr. Ana Bento bridges ecology, climate, and public health, using mathematical models to understand the complex factors driving the spread of infectious diseases.
Blog
February 17, 2025
As the Northeast regional fish and wildlife health coordinator, my day-to-day work varies greatly! I work with 13 state fish and wildlife agencies in the Northeast, and each agency may have different needs. I typically start my day with coffee...
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February 11, 2025
Cornell alumna Susie Bartlett, DVM '03, takes us through her conservation journey, from being inspired by her father's work at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to becoming a senior veterinarian at the Wildlife Conservation Society.