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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.

More on our work
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SPOTLIGHT: Kirsten Gilardi

This month's spotlight is on Kirsten Gilardi, Co-Director of the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, as well as Executive Director and Chief Veterinary Officer of our East-Central Africa-based program Gorilla Doctors.

Learn more about her work
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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