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Conservation Medicine

Curriculum-linked field experiences in conservation medicine, where students learn about species risk, work in teams to find solutions and share knowledge with local partners and communities.

The preservation of endangered species is widely recognized as an urgent global issue, but — because of the complexity of ecological relationships — the solutions aren’t simple. This project links classroom learning and activities of doctor of veterinary medicine and undergraduate students with unique field experiences in conservation medicine, focusing on the endangered Indonesian Rhinoceroses and the African Great Apes. Students learn about the cultural and economic pressures that contribute to species risk and engage in science-based mitigation strategies, while employing the concept of One Health, a holistic approach to medicine that considers animal, environmental and human health and sustainability. Students then share their new knowledge with local communities — creating lasting partnerships, building local capacity for conservation and reaching beneficial solutions for humans and animals.

Grant type: Development

Topics: Energy, Environment and Sustainability; Health, Nutrition and Medicine

The Team

  • Robin W. Radcliffe, Department of Clinical Sciences

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Jane Goodall

    Jane Goodall Institute

  • Thamora Fishel

    Southeast Asia Program at Cornell

  • Kaja McGowan, Department of History of Art; Department of Visual Studies

    College of Arts and Sciences; Southeast Asia Program at Cornell

  • Amanda Rodewald, Department of Natural Resources; Lab of Ornithology

    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Tammy Palmer

    Jane Goodall Institute

  • Kurnia Khairani, Department of Clinical Sciences

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  • M. Julia Felippe, Department of Clinical Sciences

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Laura Harrington, Department of Entomology

    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Dwight Bowman, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Community partner:  Jane Goodall Institute
  • Community partner:  Ujung Kulon National Park
  • Community partner:  World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia

In the News

DECEMBER 13, 2018 
Undergrad’s project part of effort to save Javan rhinos
– Cornell Chronicle

APRIL 19, 2018 
Radcliffe honored for wildlife preservation community partnerships
– Cornell Chronicle


Engaged Curriculum Grants

Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.

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