It’s Groundhog Day
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Camera traps in wooded areas around campus can catch interesting habits of animals, this time of a groundhog.
Chris Whittier
Tufts veterinary school takes part in nationwide mammal survey
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
Research assistant professor Chris Whittier spoke with The Grafton News about the school’s wildlife camera traps and working on Snapshot USA’s mammal survey
Wildlife camera project gives glimpse into natural world that goes unseen
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
Research assistant professor Chris Whittier spoke with WCVB Boston about the school’s participation in the first national mammal survey using wildlife cameras
What Wildlife Cameras Tell Us About the Nation’s Mammals
Friday, June 11th, 2021
Cummings School wildlife veterinarian Chris Whittier, V97, took part in the first national mammal survey using wildlife cameras. Here’s what he found. Source: https://now.tufts.edu/articles/what-wildlife-cameras-tell-us-about-nation-s-mammals
Jane Goodall: Act Locally to Tackle Global Environmental Challenges
Friday, April 30th, 2021
The renowned scientist discussed her 60 years of chimpanzee research and conservation efforts as part of the Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series Source: https://now.tufts.edu/articles/jane-goodall-act-locally-tackle-global-environmental-challenges
Are Threatened Wildlife Species Safe from COVID-19?
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Research assistant professor Chris Whittier says the pandemic raises many questions around the relationships among human, animal, and environmental health.
Why do animals go extinct?
Friday, October 4th, 2019
Some 25 to 50% of animal species on Earth are expected to go extinct over the next 10 to 20 years. Dr. Chris Whittier, V97, director of our M.S. in conservation medicine program, explains why—and shares a glimmer of hope.
Spider Monkey Mission
Monday, September 16th, 2019
Cummings School alumni and faculty members team up to help a monkey victim of the illegal pet trade
The young spider monkey was no more than a year old when her mother was killed. Poachers in Belize had shot her so they could sell the young monkey as a pet. The shotgun blast knocked the small monkey clear of the tree where she was being cradled by her mother—shattering her right arm, dislocating her tail, and peppering her body with shot pellets.
Giraffes Under Parasitic Attack?
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
Besides their graceful long necks and legs, giraffes are most recognizable by their distinctive spots. Now conservationists are concerned about a different sort of spots on giraffes, made up of dead tissue and crusty sores that ooze blood or pus.
Five Things You Didn’t Know about Groundhogs
Monday, January 28th, 2019
Chris Whittier, V97, research assistant professor of conservation medicine at Cummings School, shares the dirt on these important enormous, whistling, burrowing squirrels While many Americans would recognize famed Punxsutawney Phil as a groundhog, they may… Read More
