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A young porcupine being treated for sarcoptic mange; Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital.

For Your Information

Check out this new paper led by Cornell zoological medicine resident Dr. Laura St. Clair and an interdisciplinary Cornell team studying sarcoptic mange in wild North American porcupines.
Erin Guntrum with Canada lynx receiving anesthetized physical exam and survey radiographs.

Blog

Being a Rochester native, Seneca Park Zoo, home to nearly 100 different species, has always been my home zoo. A couple of years ago, Dr. Chris McKinney, who had worked at the small animal GP my family pets see, transitioned from relief veterinarian to full-time zoo veterinarian. So, as a veterinary student very much interested in a career in zoo medicine, I reached out....
Katelyn Cadwallader (Class of ’26) auscultating the heart and lungs of an Ocelot.

Blog

Last fall, Cornell alumnus Bill Konstant visited Cornell to share his exciting life experiences from around the world as a conservationist and gave a donation to support Cornell veterinary students seeking hands-on clinical experience at the Belize Zoo.
A mule deer contemplates crossing under a wire fence by Christine Bogdanowicz.

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A collaborative team, including Cornell Wildlife Health Lab researchers, introduce a software program designed to enable agency personnel to make up-to-date, localized, data-driven predictions regarding the odds of chronic wasting disease detection in surrounding areas after an outbreak is discovered.
Dr. Martin Gilbert by Rachel Philipson/CVM

Podcast

On this Cornell Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Martin Gilbert discusses his decades-long experience working in the nonprofit sector and in academia on international wildlife conservation projects in settings as diverse as Greenland, Papua New Guinea and Madagascar.
Brenda Hanley with a coffe mug.

Blog

I work remotely, so these meetings are often the only human interaction I have all day. But that's not only a function of being remote - it's also a function of the nature of my work. The actual 'doing of the thing' - the math work itself - is often a solo sport....
Announcing launch of K. Lisa Yang Wildlife Health Fellows program

Announcement

Check out this new opportunity for our next generation of wildlife health / One Health leaders!
The Transformative Power of Art in Wildlife Conservation with Brett Blumenthal collage.

Video

Cornell alumna Brett Blumenthal BArch ’96, MBA ’04, gave an inspiring talk on "The Transformative Power of Art in Wildlife Conservation," hosted by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health, and the Zoo and Wildlife Society.
Krysten Schuler, director of the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, looks on as pathologist Gavin Hitchener performs a necropsy on a bald eagle by Noël Heaney.

Blog

My role within the laboratory is multi-functional, and I serve many stakeholders, including the wildlife health laboratory and the anatomic pathology group....
CDV in tigers video screen capture.

Video

Cornell's Dr. Martin Gilbert gives a presentation on "Understanding and Managing Canine Distemper Virus as a Threat to Tiger Conservation" at Cornell University's Department of Natural Resources and the Environment in March 2024.