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A group of Atlantic Puffins on a rocky island.

Project Puffin “Island-sitter”

Former faculty member shares her contributions to conservation of rare seabirds during 50th anniversary of Project Puffin’s inception

An illustration shows Paula Castaño, in front of a large tortoise and a bird that are native to the Galapagos.

Watching Out for Darwin’s Finches and Other Galapagos Natives

Cummings graduate Paula Castaño restores ecosystems to protect species on the famous archipelago

Colin Gillin, V98, the state wildlife veterinarian for Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife

Keeping Oregon’s Wildlife Healthy by Managing ‘Upstream’

Colin Gillin, V98, shares his strategies for protecting the state’s fish and wildlife from disease, habitat loss, and future unknowns

An illustration of Stephanie Brinez, VG21

A Mission to Save the Florida Bonneted Bat from Extinction

Stephanie Brinez, VG21, and her colleagues form the Miami Bat Lab, which works to conserve urban bat populations

The Softer Side of Bats

They may give us the creeps, but bats play a crucial role in many types of ecosystems, says a long-time Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine researcher

How IVF can be Used in the Conservation of Endangered Species

Danielle Sosnicki Chronicles her MCM’17 Summer Externship at the Colorado State University Department of Biomedical Sciences

From Cages to Trees: Lessons from the Toucan Rescue Ranch

I completed my externship at the Toucan Rescue Ranch mostly to educate myself about the pet trade, which can do a great deal of damage to wild populations of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.

How Are Animals Added to the Endangered Species List?

A wildlife policy expert at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine explains what factors are considered when listing a species as threatened or endangered in the U.S.

A giraffe’s long neck and head against a blue sky.

Giraffes Under Parasitic Attack?

Besides their graceful long necks and legs, giraffes are most recognizable by their distinctive spots. Now conservationists are concerned about a different sort of spots on giraffes, made up of dead tissue and crusty sores that ooze blood or pus.