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Beach with #1 sign Wednesday, April 15, 2020

One is the Loneliest Number...

There are numbers coming at us from every corner of the planet. How do we distill them down to understand the underlying trends?  In particular, how do we quickly answer the question "What is the current trend of COVID-19 in a...

Category: In the News
black bear in a doctor's office Monday, February 17, 2020

Wildlife Vaccination - Growing in Feasibility?

Each fall we see announcements reminding us to get a flu shot and those of us with pets get reminders from our vets to bring Fluffy in for her annual shots. These shots are vaccinations intended to help our immune systems protect us from...

Category: In the News
Red fox in the snow Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Wildlife's Winter Preppers and more!

Leaves are turning (and falling) and the first frost has already hit….winter is right around the corner – seriously, it’s happening. Many wildlife species have been out and about ramping up their fat and food stores getting ready for the...

Category: Wildlife 411
White-tailed deer with biting insects on it Thursday, September 12, 2019

On the Lookout for Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a virus that is spread by mosquitoes. It is carried by many species of native songbirds, and sometimes will cause serious neurologic illness in the rare cases of people and horses that become infected...

Category: Disease Watch
baby raccoon Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Parvovirus: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth It...

Parvovirus Outbreaks in Raccoons Parvovirus outbreaks are often reported in raccoon kits at rehabilitation facilities in the summer and early fall where it can sweep through animals causing high numbers of mortalities. It can be very...

Category: Disease Watch
American crow Thursday, August 8, 2019

West Nile Virus - UPDATED 12/12/22

Current WNV Positive Cases 2022 (Updated Oct. 26, 2022) Date Species County 10/17  Bald Eagle Suffolk 8/3 Fish Crow Suffolk 8/9 American Crow Nassau 8/9 Fish Crow Suffolk 9/6 Cooper's Hawk Suffolk 8/29 American Crow...

Category: Disease Watch
boy and raccoon Friday, July 19, 2019

Killing Them with Kindness

We've all seen the news stories covering tragedies like the "rescued" baby bison that had to be euthanized thanks to human interference despite clear warnings, the baby dolphins mobbed at the beach by tourists desperate for selfies...

Category: Wildlife 411
Adult and juvenile bald eagles Wednesday, 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

Conservation functions at the population scale Population growth rates are important in assessing the viability of populations. The growth rate of a population summarizes the net contribution of a population to its subsequent generation...

Category: In the News
Dr Schuler in the the Hearing room in DC Friday, June 28, 2019

Dr. Schuler goes to Washington

Dr. Krysten Schuler, wildlife disease ecologist with the New York State Wildlife Health Program, testified before the U.S. House Natural Resource Committee – Oversight Subcommittee on June 25. The topic was chronic wasting disease (CWD...

Category: In the News
Technician holding histo slides Monday, June 17, 2019

Behind the Diagnosis Curtain: Histopathology

Solving the mystery of wildlife mortality with diagnostics When the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab investigates mortalities in wildlife, our specially trained pathologists use diagnostic tools to crack the case . Our pathologists are...

Category: Wildlife 411
juvenile Virginia opossum Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Weird & Wonderful Wildlife - The Opossum

The Virginia opossum, or North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is the only marsupial species in North America – that’s right, like the kangaroo or koala bears of Australia, opossums raise bumblebee sized babies in a pouch for...

Category: Wildlife 411
Ring-necked snake Friday, April 12, 2019

Everything you wanted to know about Snake Fungal Disease but were afraid to ask

What 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
close up image of bald eagle beak Tuesday, March 19, 2019

What's a necropsy? The science behind this valuable diagnostic tool

The 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
Desert tortoise digging a burrow 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
white-tailed doe Thursday, February 21, 2019

Prion Hypothesis for CWD: An Examination of the Evidence

As 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
California condors 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
White-tailed deer in snow Monday, November 19, 2018

Tips for Safe Handling and Processing Venison

Correctly handling your deer harvest can help keep you and your family safe when consuming venison. This is important not only from a food safety standpoint, but for diseases and toxins as well. Our goal is to help keep hunters and meat...

Category: Wildlife 411
Compilation of students from CWHL Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Where are they now?

Since the wildlife health program first started in 2011, we have had many students come through our (virtual) doors- over 60 at last count. Our students have ranged from high school to post PhD/DVM, and they all come with unique...

Category: Wildlife 411
Eastern cottontail rabbit Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Positive Case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease in OH

The Cornell Wildlife Health Lab received a message today from the National Wildlife Health Center (see below) that they have recently confirmed a case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in a domestic rabbit in Ohio. This disease is rare...

Category: Disease Watch
white-tailed doe in field Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Citizen Science and Hunter Surveillance

Hunters spend plenty of time out in the woods so they are great resources for spotting something abnormal or out-of-place with wildlife. As the various hunting seasons are happening now or soon approaching, extra eyes in the field are...

Category: Wildlife 411
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