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	Tuesday, April 17, 2018 April showers bring an increase in animal-knapping Spring is here and wildlife young are going to start making their way out into the natural world, including your backyard. Spotting baby animals in the wild can be exciting, but many people mistakenly assume that a baby animal is... Category: Wildlife 411
	Monday, April 2, 2018 Why did the amphibian cross the road? FE5D7CB2-8165-41B7-8A9E-4BB17070376A.JPG Four frog species (clockwise from top left: wood frog, green frog, spring peeper, and leopard frog) found crossing the road on a rainy spring night... Category: Wildlife 411
	Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Canine Distemper and Raccoons Updated April 1, 2019: The table and chart have been updated with wildlife health report data through the end of 2018. Canine Distemper is common in the spring in raccoons, skunks and foxes when animals emerge and become more active. We... Category: Disease Watch
	Friday, February 23, 2018 Of Mice and Wildlife – Rodent Roulette mouse-1708379.jpg Photo by Jared Belson Category: Wildlife 411
	Friday, February 16, 2018 What the duck? Learning how to draw a duck’s blood in the field animal-3114813.jpg Category: Wildlife 411
	Friday, February 16, 2018 Communicating Science - Wildlife Health Through a Camera Lens Part 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
	Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Avian cholera outbreaks in waterfowl The CWHL is closely following a series of avian cholera outbreaks in waterfowl across the United States. Avian cholera is a contagious disease of birds caused by the bacteria,Pasteurella multocida, which mostly spreads in waterfowl and... Category: Disease Watch
	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
	Wednesday, January 10, 2018 BRRR! Worried about birds this winter? northern-cardinal-938377.jpg Category: Wildlife 411
	Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Prof. Andrew Dobson: Elephants, Ivory and the Wildlife Trade Elephants, Ivory and the Wildlife Trade This lecture was presented in conjunction with Andrew Dobson's first campus visit as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large on October 15-21, 2017. Dobson is a professor of ecology, wildlife disease... Category: Wildlife 411
	Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Investigating emerging disease in wild turkey populations Wild 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
	Monday, October 23, 2017 The Risk of Urine-based Deer Lures Dr. 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
	Sunday, September 3, 2017 CWD and deer urine Dr. 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
	Thursday, August 10, 2017 Discussion on EHD on Facebook Live with National Deer Alliance National Deer Alliance - Coffee and Deer Episode 13 - Talking Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) w/ Cornell University's Dr. Krysten Schuler Category: In the News
	Monday, August 7, 2017 On NPR - CWD Testing in NYS - Still necessary for prevention Chronic Wasting Disease Still A Threat In NY, Despite Few Cases Sarah Gager August 7, 2017 WSGK Radio/NPR Category: In the News
	Monday, July 17, 2017 Drs. Bunting and Schuler on the contract awarded to support wildlife health in NYS Dr. 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
	Friday, July 14, 2017 East Coast Seabird Mortalities The Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative diagnostic laboratories and cooperators are seeing seabird mortalities in some limited areas. Thus far, the New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation has received 20 shearwaters from the... Category: Disease Watch
	Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Mysterious fatal disease of Eastern bluebirds Unusually high numbers of dead Eastern bluebirds, Sialia sialis, were reported to the Cornell Wildlife Health Laboratory (CWHL) this past summer. The reports came mostly from people who have monitored nest boxes for years and knew this... Category: Disease Watch
	Saturday, July 1, 2017 Dr. Krysten Schuler on wildlife as indicators of environmental health Dr. 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
	Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Article featured in Newsday, discussing salamander threats and health Slimy_salamander_(Plethodon_glutinosus)_leaf_in_Land_Between_the_Lakes.jpg Category: In the News