“The Need for More C.A.R. in Wildlife Health: Consequences, Action, and Reverence” — a Special Species Symposium Keynote Lecture presented on March 30, 2025 by Dr. Craig Stephen, a Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Distinguished Speaker.

This event was sponsored by the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health during the 2025 Special Species Symposium organized by the Zoo and Wildlife Society at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

About the speaker: Dr. Stephen works globally with all levels of government, the non-profit sector, community groups, universities and industry on health issues at the nexus of people, animals and environments. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to the development of One Health and in modernizing approaches to wildlife health. He consults internationally on strategic development of wildlife health and One Health programs to address the growing polycrisis. This work has been recognized through his election as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Craig is a veterinarian and epidemiologist who acts as the director of the McEachran Institute, a Canadian non-profit dedicated to provoking disruptive thinking about policy and practices that protect animals, health, and society in a rapidly changing future.

Watch the full presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X0KVhMH76Y