The end of an era Time truly does fly when you are doing the things you love. In the blink of an eye, we, as the third years, are preparing to transition into the next step of our academic career. In this little corner of the South Clinic, memories are made, friendship blossoms, and knowledge […]
A little bit about her The Wildlife Medical Clinic is excited to introduce our newest student manager from the Class of 2028, Alyssa Guest! Alyssa is originally from New Boston, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Zoology. Her current veterinary medicine interests include wildlife and exotics, but […]
Changing of the Guard Spring is the season of changes, and at the Wildlife Medical Clinic, we are experiencing our bittersweet moment. Every year around springtime, we prepare for the big transition of the manager position where our senior student manager leaves the wildlife clinic as they enter their clinical year. The Wildlife Medical Clinic […]
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator and Sarah Hollander, vet student and Wildlife Ambassador Care Coordinator, introduce us to one of the WMC ambassadors, Maize, the corn snake. Learn about Maize and why snakes are so important in the environment.
Follow Tyson Jenkins, WMC senior manager, and Alyssa Guest, WMC junior manager in training as they discuss their role in the Wildlife Medical Clinic, what their plans are after vet school, and how volunteering in the clinic will help them with those plans.
HPAI and Public Health Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly referred to as HPAI, has become a common topic in conversation today. This may be attributed to the virus being detected in animals other than poultry or wild birds, including various mammalian predators and dairy cows, as well as several large avian mortality events attributable to […]
Bite Wounds The Wildlife Medical Clinic has indeed seen it all in terms of injuries from human, domestic animal, and wildlife sources. Whether it be an accident or by instinct, all injuries, big and small, can become lethal to an animal if not adequately treated. One source in particular can be silent but deadly, wounds […]
About the Red Fox The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a part of the Canidae family and can be found to weigh seven to eighteen pounds, which is about the same weight of the average house cat! They also come in a range of sizes but on average these animals are about three feet long […]
Presentation to the Wildlife Medical Clinic Bright and early on a Sunday morning, a good Samaritan made an over hour long drive to bring an injured Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, to the WMC. The owl was reportedly found sitting on the highway the night before and was secured in a cardboard box until admission. […]
Bringing Wildlife to the Clinic You’ve potentially found an injured wild animal and called the Wildlife Medical Clinic (WMC) to discuss what you should do. The volunteer at the WMC determines the animal should be brought in, but they tell you that they do not send volunteers out to pick up the animal, and that […]