Wildlife program gets $4.8 million to track New York State disease

The news item from the Cornell Chronicle is about: From infectious diseases like West Nile virus to noninfectious issues like bald eagle deaths from lead ammunition, the detection, tracking and management of wildlife diseases is essential for the health of wild animals, pets and humans. To maintain such services, the New York State Cooperative Wildlife Health Program – a partnership among Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to provide surveillance, diagnosis and management of wildlife diseases – will receive $4.8 million over the next five years