Nov/Dec 2025

Dear Friends of the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health,

As we reflect on 2025, we are filled with gratitude for the progress we’ve made together. This year has been one of resilience, innovation, and collaboration—proof that even in challenging times, our shared commitment can drive meaningful change.

We are especially excited to welcome Dr. Taylor Haefs as the inaugural Cornell K. Lisa Yang Resident in Wildlife Population Health. This new four-year residency program—one of only three wildlife-focused veterinary residencies in North America approved by the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM)—responds to a growing need for veterinarians trained in free-ranging wildlife health, a discipline that spans individual patient care and population-level management. Building on our College of Veterinary Medicine’s leadership, this residency prepares veterinarians to meet the urgent and evolving challenges facing our planet’s wild species.

Thank you for being part of this journey. Your engagement and support make all the difference. Together, we will continue to move science into policy and action to safeguard the health of wildlife, people, and the environment that supports us all.

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Dholes at Risk: Understanding the Needs and Threats Faced by the Asiatic Wild Dog [video]

Dr. Martin Gilbert, Wild Carnivore Health Specialist, discusses Cornell's collaborative research efforts to understand the threats facing the dhole, one of Asia’s most endangered carnivores.

Tracking Disease Outbreaks to the Ends of the Earth [National Geographic]

Fish Farming Is Booming in Lake Victoria, but Pollution and Disease Are Wiping Out Millions. How to Reduce Losses

Alumni Spotlight: Christine Parker-Graham, DVM, CertAqV, DACZM

Bat Droppings Reveal Clues About the Viruses They Carry

Cornell Veterinary Podcast: Studying Seabird Diseases in the Sub-Antarctic



From penguins and albatrosses to vultures and beyond, Dr. Amandine Gamble's research takes her to one of the most remote places on Earth to tackle some of today’s most urgent wildlife health challenges, including the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

A Conversation in Prioritizing Ecological and Conservation Issues through Animal Health [National Academy of Sciences]

At the Fall 2025 Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research, Dr. Steve Osofsky discusses land-use challenges, environmental conservation as a cost-effective public health intervention, and more.

Wildlife Conservation Through a One Health Lens: The Adventures of Dr. Steve Osofsky [Spotify]

Tune in to MSU's Extraordinary Vets podcast, featuring Dr. Steve Osofsky—wildlife veterinarian, conservationist, and One Health pioneer. You’ll enjoy a candid discussion about creative ways to navigate a career in wildlife conservation through a One Health lens!

Parasites, Preservation, and PCRs: A Wild Summer in the South African Bush

Expanding Upon Field Medicine: My Clinical Externship at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

One Health Approach to Aquaculture Draws on Compassion, Yields Economic and Social Benefits

Bringing One Health to Life at the 2025 Wildlife Disease Association Conference

Traveling Down Ocelot Road: An Exploration of Field-Based Research

A Summer at the Swanson Wildlife Hospital

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re so grateful for your support. If you haven’t yet made your year-end gift, there’s still time! Your generosity today helps us start 2026 strong as we continue working to support a healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.



Did you know there are many ways to give?

• Make a gift of securities, including stocks, bonds, or mutual funds
• Make a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA 
• Name us as a beneficiary of your estate or trust
• Donate through your donor-advised fund (DAF)
• Set up a gift annuity

Please consider supporting the Cornell Yang Center for Wildlife Health by giving online or contacting Alison Smith at 607-254-6129 or ars1@cornell.edu. Thank you!

Cornell Veterinary Podcast: One Health Adventures of a "Bio-Diplomat"

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