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A College of Veterinary Medicine Center of Excellence
Because we need nature, and nature needs us
Fall 2017
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Wildlife Health Cornell has grown out of a sense of genuine urgency regarding the fate of our planet's wildlife, an increasing understanding of our own dependence on the world's natural systems, and the recognition that it will take a new generation of colleagues to halt and reverse the trends we face. Our vision is to ensure a healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet by emphasizing the types of interdisciplinary collaboration often required to foster real progress along the science to policy and action continuum.
Representing an unprecedented approach to the health challenges wild animals face around the world,
Wildlife Health Cornell
works with governments, local communities, and the private sector to improve scientific knowledge, enhance environmental stewardship, and build capacity for sustainable change.
- Steve Osofsky, DVM
Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health & Health Policy
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© M. Atkinson
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Cornell researchers and partners are developing novel approaches for mitigating conflicts between livestock agriculture and wildlife conservation in southern Africa, where both sectors are vital to people and planet.
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The comeback of the American bald eagle is a success story across the nation, but now these magnificent birds are facing another threat. Watch this video to see what Cornell scientists are doing to help determine the sources and impacts of lead in New York bald eagles.
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© M. Kock
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We depend on the oceans in many direct and indirect ways. Cornell is helping scientists learn how to better help the public understand, and address, the problems facing the world's seas.
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In Indonesia, Wildlife Health Cornell scientists and partners are monitoring potential disease threats to the critically endangered Javan rhino as plans move forward to expand their habitat.
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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. See the paper in Nature Scientific Reports.
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The Wildlife Health Cornell team at the Swanson Wildlife Health Center and local rehabilitators saved the life of a wild bobcat hit by a car in Lansing, New York.
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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.
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College of Veterinary Medicine faculty led multiple sessions at the inaugural Planetary Health Alliance Annual Meeting, which brought together a diverse group of researchers, students, and policy makers committed to understanding and addressing the human health impacts of global environmental change.
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© R. Gilbert
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You can now support Wildlife Health Cornell directly!
Your gift literally means the world to us. Please consider giving online, or contact Sheila M. Reakes at 607-253-4310 or <smr45@cornell.edu>.
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Wildlife Health Cornell, a College of Veterinary Medicine Center of Excellence, represents an unprecedented approach to the health challenges wild animals face here in the northeast U.S. and around the world -
a comprehensive, science-based response by a team of the world's top wildlife health experts. With an emphasis on the types of interdisciplinary collaboration often required to foster real progress along the science to policy and action continuum,
Wildlife Health Cornell
has grown out of a palpable sense of genuine urgency regarding the fate of our planet's wildlife, an increasing understanding of our own dependence on the planet's natural systems, and the recognition that it will take a new generation of colleagues to halt and reverse the trends we face.
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To learn more about
Wildlife Health Cornell, please contact
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