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Advancing Wildlife Health

through science, technology and education

Our Wild Patients
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About Us

Our projects and programs focus on advancing the health of free-ranging and captive terrestrial and aquatic wild animals. We also aim to restore ecosystem health and address complex issues like zoonotic diseases that impact animals and humans.

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SPOTLIGHT: Frances Gulland

This month's spotlight is on Frances Gulland, Research Associate with the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center and leading expert on vaquita health and conservation.

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In the News

Laura Rogers-Bennett, an environmental scientist with the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife describes her work on urchin ranching as a method to help restore bull kelp forests.

Read about urchin ranching