Field researchers power new wildlife health blog

A Greater Kudu in Botswana.

From sun-washed glades in Indonesia to snowy forests in eastern Russia, Wildlife Health Cornell takes readers into the field with a new blog that launched this month.

The blog provides firsthand accounts from researchers across the globe – where they may be tracking an endangered tiger or pinpointing a lethal leopard disease – as they promote the health of animals, people and the environment.

Wildlife Health Cornell is one of the university’s Centers of Excellence and comprises some of the world’s top wildlife and ecosystem health experts. Centers of Excellence are specifically designed to facilitate cross-college collaborations on areas of study, such as wildlife, and together they develop science-based approaches, working across disciplines, to sustain a healthier world.

In addition to the international, firsthand updates, the blog will highlight work done closer to home, including cutting-edge disease surveillance that supports the health of wildlife and human populations in the northeastern United States.

The blog’s first post comes from Martin Gilbert, a wild carnivore health specialist at the College of Veterinary Medicine, who chronicles his search for the Asian wild dog in East Java, Indonesia.

- Melanie Greaver Cordova

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