Friday, April 12, 2019
Everything you wanted to know about Snake Fungal Disease but were afraid to askWhat is Snake Fungal Disease? Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and it poses a significant threat to wild snakes in the eastern United States. First discovered in 2006 in a declining New... Category: In the News |
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
What's a necropsy? The science behind this valuable diagnostic toolThe word “autopsy” comes from the roots autos (“self”) and opsis (a sight, or seeing with one’s own eyes)- so an autopsy is the examination of a body after death by someone of like species- another human. So what do you call the post-... Category: In the News |
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
How does math help restore wildlife communities? Try StallPOPd, our new interactive software app to Stall Growth of a Human Subsidized Predator and find out!Professionals who manage animals regularly face challenging decisions Veterinarians, zoo personnel, biologists, scientists, and resource managers sometimes share the professional duty to dispatch animals. In the case of resource... Category: In the News |
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Prion Hypothesis for CWD: An Examination of the EvidenceAs a wildlife disease ecologist, I’ve been asked my opinion on the scientific support for prions as the agent of chronic wasting disease (CWD). I have been studying CWD for two decades. The spiroplasma (bacteria) theory1 has been around... Category: In the News |
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
What’s math got do with wildlife restoration? Try StaPOPd, our new interactive software app for Stable Population Dynamics and find out!Understanding Reintroduction Reintroduction of plants and animals by wildlife professionals into previously depopulated habitats is used to restore ecosystem function or maintain biodiversity. bison-1581895.jpg... Category: In the News |
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
What’s in YOUR freezer?Most of us have forgotten bags of vegetables and mystery meat “stuffs” hanging out in our freezers. Here at the CWHL we also have freezers full strange things, but we won’t be using them for dinner anytime soon. When the New York State... Category: In the News |
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Monday, August 6, 2018
Saving the Unseen - eDNA: A new approach in conservation and surveillance for hard to find speciesThe desire to protect hard-to-find species from extinction is a challenge faced by many global conservation organizations. Many threatened or endangered species can be extremely difficult to identify in their natural environments due to... Category: In the News |
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Investigating Bobcat FeverConsidered an emerging disease, “Bobcat Fever” (Cytauxzoon felis) is caused by a blood parasite that affects cats. Bobcats are a known reservoir the organism, and in some cases infected domestic cats have died of the disease. Found... Category: In the News |
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Friday, February 16, 2018
Communicating Science - Wildlife Health Through a Camera LensPart 1: Underwater with the Hellbender and the Videographer Communicating science is hard. Successfully communicating science to non-scientists takes work and a willingness to make your science relatable. To jump-start our science... Category: In the News |
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Friday, January 19, 2018
Could this be another big year for northern “invaders”?Snowy_owl_on_wing,_cupsogue_beach_(32631855931).jpg By Russ - snowy owl on wing, Cupsogue beach, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Category: In the News |
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Investigating emerging disease in wild turkey populationsWild turkeys are a conservation success story in New York state. Due to overhunting and loss of forest habitat to small farms, turkeys disappeared for over 100 years until a small population wandered over the border from Pennsylvania... Category: In the News |
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Monday, October 23, 2017
The Risk of Urine-based Deer LuresDr. Krysten Schuler interviewed to discuss CWD and the risk of deer-urine. Deer-lure debate widens with spread of chronic wasting disease By Tom Venesky at Times Leader, October 22, 2017 Category: In the News |
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Sunday, September 3, 2017
CWD and deer urineDr. Krysten Schuler commenting on the risk of using deer urine when hunting and the potential to spread Chronic Wasting Disease. Hunters, government, industry at odds over deer urine By MARY ESCH ASSOCIATED PRESS September 3, 2017... Category: In the News |
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Thursday, August 10, 2017
Discussion on EHD on Facebook Live with National Deer AllianceNational Deer Alliance - Coffee and Deer Episode 13 - Talking Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) w/ Cornell University's Dr. Krysten Schuler Category: In the News |
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Monday, August 7, 2017
On NPR - CWD Testing in NYS - Still necessary for preventionChronic Wasting Disease Still A Threat In NY, Despite Few Cases Sarah Gager August 7, 2017 WSGK Radio/NPR Category: In the News |
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Monday, July 17, 2017
Drs. Bunting and Schuler on the contract awarded to support wildlife health in NYSDr. Beth Bunting, wildlife veterinarian, and Dr. Krysten Schuler, wildlife disease ecologist, discussing the $4.8 million contract awarded to the Wildlife Health Program to support disease surveillance, response, and wildlife health in... Category: In the News |
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Saturday, July 1, 2017
Dr. Krysten Schuler on wildlife as indicators of environmental healthDr. Krysten Schuler, Disease Ecologist at the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, was recently featured in a news story by Spectrum News on the relationship between wildlife and environmental health. Learn about why we are interested in... Category: In the News |
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Article featured in Newsday, discussing salamander threats and healthSlimy_salamander_(Plethodon_glutinosus)_leaf_in_Land_Between_the_Lakes.jpg Category: In the News |
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Cornell CVM, DEC collaborate to prevent return of Chronic Wasting Disease in New York deerThere hasn’t been a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in New York state since 2005, and the Wildlife Health Program (WHP) at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine is trying to keep it that way. CWD attacks deer, moose and other... Category: In the News |
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Conservation CSI: Solving the mystery of mass turtle die-offIn April 2015, hundreds of diamondback terrapin turtles and tens of thousands of fish were found dead on a beach near Flanders Bay, Long Island. This threatened species has already experienced steep population declines around Long Island... Category: In the News |