Belize
Cornell veterinary students travel to Belize Zoo in a week-long, international course. It is an amazing opportunity to gain clinical experience with native Belize wildlife.
Maison Scheuer (‘2025) and classmates share how their dreams came true as students enrolled in Dr. Noha Abou-Madi’s International Experience in Wildlife Health and Conservation course at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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.
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.
Third year Cornell vet student William Fugina writes about how the Belize Zoo has changed since the last time he visited. The zoo has been adding new equipment and facilities to the clinic, and the partnership the Belize Zoo has made with Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine truly facilitates a world-class opportunity for veterinary students, technicians and clinicians.
Second-year veterinary student Rachel Somma (class of 2020) was forced to overcome her fear of planes when she attended a weeklong hands-on course at the Belize Zoo, led by Cornell faculty. “I watched and sometimes assisted in multiple procedures, including an enucleation surgery on a jaguar with glaucoma, tuberculosis testing on spider monkeys, and multiple dental examinations and tooth extractions on jaguars, jaguarundis, a silver fox, and a kinkajou. My favorite case, however, was Maggie the frigate bird.”
