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Adult and juvenile bald eagles
July 10, 2019

Finding the delicate balance using math! Try IsoPOPd, our new interactive software app for understanding the link between life history traits and population-scale growth rates

Want to stem or halt population decline in a threatened or endangered species? Your management plan may help you modify the growth rate, but what other attributes of the population dynamics will follow at the heals of that change? The growth rate is a isometric mechanism of a balance equation. Indeed, that every action causes an equal and opposite reaction is not limited to Newton's discipline....

Wildlife 411

Technician holding histo slides
June 17, 2019

Behind the Diagnosis Curtain: Histopathology

Solving wildlife mortality cases with the science of histopathology

November 13, 2018

Where are they now?

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May 18, 2018

What NOT To Eat

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  • July 15, 2019 onCWHL on Instagram

    An exciting day of timber rattlesnake tracking with @nysdec biologists! Population tracking and health surveys help monitor their general health, numbers, and keep an eye out for signs of SFD (snake fungal disease). Want more info #snakes found in #nys? Check out some native snake info at https://tinyurl.com/y6ntnq86
  • Facebook post screen shot of Nat Res hearing

    June 25, 2019 onCWHL on Instagram

    Want to know more about CWD, get the facts by watching CWHL's own, Dr. Krysten Schuler give testimony on CWD at 2PM today for the House Committee on Natural Resources. #wildlifehealth
  • Bird fledgling in hand

    June 21, 2019 onCWHL on Instagram

    That's it, I'm outta here! It's that time of year when fledglings are testing out their wings, readying to leave the nest. This little guy found his way into a locked garage and was happily reunited with his folks outside. Remember, animal parents are usually nearby keeping watch and the babies don't typically need help from people!
  • Snapping turtle laying eggs video

    June 19, 2019 onCWHL on Instagram

    Friendly PSA!! Egg laying is still in season and snapping turtles are on the move! They are on the road & on the shoulder laying clutches, just like this lady. Please take caution when driving! For more tips: https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/article/lets-talk-turtles Video clip courtesy of Melissa Fadden