Moving Forward with Wildlife
Mariah Beck (’20) discusses implications of the connection between wildlife health, human disease, and how we can all be conservationists. Keep reading to learn more. Continue reading
Going Batty: A New Perspective
There’s a variety of opportunities to get experience with wildlife. Loren Lassiter (’22) discusses her experience working with bats at a rehabilitation center in Ithaca, NY. Keep reading to learn more. Continue reading
Navigating Lemur Conservation in Madagascar
Over the summer Bekah Weatherington (’21) did her Expanding Horizons project in Madagascar helping to collect data for lemur conservation. Keep reading to learn more. Continue reading
An UnBELIZEable Experience
This summer, Laci Taylor (’22) traveled to Belize, spending a week at the Belize Zoo as part of a course offered at Cornell. Continue reading to learn more about her experience there. Continue reading
My Introduction to Marine Mammal Medicine
Over spring break, Danny Ruvolo (’22) traveled to Key Largo, Florida to participate in a unique course in marine mammal medicine focusing on dolphin care. Continue reading to see what he learned. Continue reading
So you want to get a pet bird…
There is a lot to think about when getting a pet bird. Mary Nasr (’20) provides some advice to get you started. Continue reading
From Bees to Big Cats at the Special Species Symposium 2019
Last week, the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine hosted the Special Species Symposium to shine a light on various topics within the fields of zoo, exotic, and wildlife medicine. The Symposium brought speakers from a variety of backgrounds as well as students from Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Montreal together to discuss these fields. Continue reading
Cornell to Construct New ‘Extra-Large’ Animal Hospital for Cetacean Patients
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals has recently agreed to construct a new hospital for cetacean patients. Continue reading to learn more. Continue reading
Opinion: The Value of a Common Cottontail
Wildlife veterinarians may be expected to treat animals even when they have little benefit to society, such as a common cottontail rabbit. María Juarez (’21) discusses her philosophical take on when veterinarians should treat these animals. Continue reading
How Space Technologies are Transforming Wildlife Conservation
The European Space Agency: Business Applications has guest authored this post to show how space technology can be applied to the conservation and management of wildlife. Continue reading to hear about a few of the projects that have used satellites to help wildlife. Continue reading
Investigation of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in Chitwan, Nepal
As an Expanding Horizons project, Daniel Foley (’21) spent a summer in Nepal investigating the prevalence of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in villages around the biodiversity-rich Chitwan National Park. Continue reading to learn more about his experience. Continue reading
From Sand to Surf
Walk through a harbor on the Pacific coast and more likely than not, you will be greeted by a chorus of barks from California sea lions, whose populations have been rebounding since a large decline in the 1960s. Read on to find out how Nycole Cole was involved in conservation work that resulted in the gratifying return of rehabilitated sea lion pups to the ocean. Continue reading
Updates from the Belize Zoo: A Case Study on a Tapir
Victoria Albano (’21) traveled on a Cornell Vet-sponsored trip to the Belize Zoo with other students and faculty to participate in a unique clinical experience. Continue reading to learn more.
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The Bioethics of Wildlife Intervention
Elvina Yau (’20) conducted research on cheetah nutrition in Namibia, Africa as part of her Expanding Horizons Summer 2018 project. With the experiences acquired, she discusses the bioethics of wildlife intervention. Check out Elvina’s personal blog at Elvina The Explorer! Continue reading
Salamander Genetics: Conservation Research on a Molecular Level
Beck Turcios (’21) worked in the Wildlife Health Lab for her summer VIP project. During her experience she developed a qPCR assay that could detect environmental DNA of the Eastern Tiger Salamander in order to help with conservation efforts. Continue reading to learn more. Continue reading
LESSONS I’VE LEARNED FROM CRITTERS I’VE KNOWN
Emily MacArthur (’20) is a licensed New York State Wildlife Rehabilitator. Continue reading to find out about some of her experiences and the lessons she learned from them. Continue reading
The Cheetah Chronicles: The Next Generation
Elvina Yau (’20) conducted research on cheetah nutrition in Namibia, Africa as part of her Expanding Horizons summer project. Through her Cheetah Chronicles, she gives us a glimpse of her unforgettable experience! Check out Elvina’s personal blog at Elvina The Explorer! Continue reading
The Cheetah Chronicles: Boma or Bust
Elvina Yau (’20) conducted research on cheetah nutrition in Namibia, Africa as part of her Expanding Horizons summer project. Through her Cheetah Chronicles, she gives us a glimpse of her unforgettable experience! Check out Elvina’s personal blog at Elvina The Explorer! Continue reading
Lecture: One Health approach to Javan Rhinoceros Conservation
Diseases are Wild! A Zoo Pathology Summer Experience
Carmen Smith (’21) spent three summers as a research assistant at the University of Illinois as part of the Zoological Pathology Program. Continue reading to learn more about the program and his experience. Continue reading