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Thursday, December 19, 2024
December: A Day in the Life Of...Northeast Regional Fish and Wildlife Health Coordinator: Melanie Kunkel As the Northeast regional fish and wildlife health coordinator, my day-to-day work varies greatly! I work with 13 state fish and wildlife agencies in the... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
November: A Day in the Life Of...Research Associate: Alyssa Kaganer My role within the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab (CWHL) is a grab bag of all things related to molecular biology - meaning that no two days are ever alike, and I never do all the different parts of... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
October: A Day in the Life Of...Wildlife Pathologist: Beth Buckles Ithaca may pride itself on being “gorges”, but in my opinion the best part of living in the Finger Lakes is Autumn! The changing leaves, crisp air, and fall sunshine make this the perfect time of... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Meet Alfie –How One Turtle Created a Conservation ConnectionIn August of 2023, an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) was pulled out of the Genesee River in upstate New York by US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists, who were seining (net fishing) for fish. They... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Protocols, Pipelines, and Potential When Evaluating New Diagnostic ToolsThe rapid spread of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer highlights the need for new detection tests that can quickly and rapidly detect the presence of disease. Real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) is a promising... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Monday, September 30, 2024
September: A Day in the Life Of...Program and Communications Coordinator: Jennifer Peaslee Cat herder, catch-all, and photo hog—I relate to all these terms and more. My position requires that I do and know a fair bit of everything to manage the administrative tasks... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
August: A Day in the Life Of...Research Veterinarian: Rachel Abbott I typically start my day by doing the NY Times puzzles to warm up my brain as I eat my breakfast. Then I head over to my desk by the window or into my office on campus to solve puzzles associated... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Monday, August 12, 2024
Scavengers as Bioindicators of Lead in White-tailed DeerLead (Pb) is a heavy metal that doesn't offer any clear biological benefits and is harmful to both wildlife and humans. Even though lead has been banned in various consumer products, it is not currently regulated in ammunition used for... Category: In the News |
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Monday, July 29, 2024
July: A Day in the Life Of...Wildlife Veterinarian: Jenny Bloodgood Serving as the veterinarian for the CWHL keeps me on my toes, and July has been no exception! On a given day, I might be coordinating with our DEC or regional partners, working on a paper or... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
June: A Day in the Life Of...A Data Analyst: Nick Hollingshead Although my job title is “data analyst,” only a fraction of my time at the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab is spent analyzing data. I help people understand how to turn data into useful information and... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Monday, June 17, 2024
Novel Regional CWD Predictions Using Machine LearningChronic wasting disease (CWD) continues to spread through wild cervid herds in North America, rendering surveillance increasingly expensive for wildlife agencies. Although drivers of CWD outbreaks have been studied at herd, outbreak,... Category: In the News |
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Monday, June 3, 2024
May: A Day in the Life Of...Mathematical Modeller: Brenda Hanley Wake up and go for the coffee. The first decision of the day is which mug to use. Choice 1: a mug celebrating math. Choice 2: a mug making good-natured fun of math. If we have a meeting at... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Predicting CWD is No Longer Out of ReachIn conjunction with researchers at USGS, the collaborative SOP4CWD team recently published the Habitat Risk software, a Bayesian epidemiological model that predicts the odds of CWD infection in white-tailed deer occupying a given home... Category: In the News |
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Monday, April 29, 2024
April: A Day in the Life of...A Wildlife Pathologist: Gavin Hitchener My role within the laboratory is multi-functional, and I serve many stakeholders, including the wildlife health laboratory and the anatomic pathology group. I also act as the director of the... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
What's on the Horizon for CWHL students?Ever wonder what happens with our students after they are done working/learning with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab? Well, we keep in touch and follow their journey beyond CWHL. Here's a look at what a few of our wildlife students... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
March: A Day In the Life of...A Research Technician: David Dayan As a former undergraduate researcher and now postgraduate research technician with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, I have mostly worked on a study of environmental contaminants in hunter-harvested... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
February: A Day in the Life of...A Research Support Specialist: Melissa Fadden My role within the lab is a complex balancing act of time management, project and sample organization, and managing our case data stream. I guide incoming diagnostic case submissions,... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
January: A Day in the Life of…A Wildlife Disease Ecologist: Krysten Schuler Hi everyone, we’re starting this monthly series “A Day in the Life of…” to give you a snapshot of the daily happenings of us at the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab (CWHL). Granted, not every... Category: Wildlife 411 |
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Reimagining the Science Behind Sample SizeWildlife of the same species regularly gather in groups on the landscape. Some groups represent families. Other groups arise when animals congregate to, say, sleep in a den for the night, visit a reliable water hole during the dry... Category: In the News |
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Go Take a Hike - and Call It Work! The Importance of Field ResearchYou may have heard about biologists and ecologists going “in the field.” What does this mean, and why do they bother? If you’ve ever seen a person shivering in a snowy field holding binoculars and counting winter raptors, you’ve... Category: In the News |
