2022 Research Projects

Improving animal welfare for Southern Africa rhinos
Environmental contaminants impacting the NW Atlantic grey seals
Validate in-field blood test techniques to evaluate health status in confiscated turtles
Diagnosing viruses in gentoo penguins
Sea lion and fur seals health monitoring program in southern Peru
Pain control in avian species
Developing diagnostic methods to detect parasites in water systems
Health assessment on wild herbivores with noninvasive fecal sampling
Fatal infections in California sea otters
Surveillance of gastrointestinal viruses in sea turtles
Elephant herpesvirus hemorrhagic disease
Multi-pathogens, disease, and mortality in confiscated Eastern box turtles
Physiological effects of capture and translocation on eastern black rhinoceros
Understanding of the immune response of the African penguin during an active infection
Identifying pathogenesis of EEHV infection in Asian and African elephants
Tapir conservation in Costa Rica: movement ecology, health and genetic structure analysis
Assess the presence of viruses in both free-ranging and human-managed turtles worldwide
Determining toxoplasma in Beluga whales for conservation efforts