December 2025: Let's Reflect on this year!

Hi Friends and Supporters,

As the year comes to a close, we want to wish you and your family a happy and peaceful holiday season. This time of year offers us a moment to pause, reflect, and express gratitude and we are truly grateful for your continued support.

We’re proud of the progress made toward strengthening wildlife health across the globe. In 2025, VIEW achieved several important accomplishments including the launch of our Center for Wildlife Health in East Africa, continued expansion of wildlife veterinarian training in Rwanda, and supporting research in elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) research to help protect vulnerable young elephants. These efforts are laying the foundation for stronger, more sustainable conservation outcomes around the world.

None of this would have been possible without the dedication and leadership of VIEW’s veterinarians and team, whose expertise and commitment continue to drive our work forward. Their efforts have led to meaningful progress and recognition in recent months:

VIEW veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Yu was selected as a 2025 Conservation Nation grantee, supporting her research on the risk factors and epidemiology of EEHV-HD, an often fatal disease threatening endangered Asian elephants worldwide. This recognition highlights the growing importance of wildlife health in global conservation efforts.

Additionally, Dr. Yu also presented findings from a North American EEHV serology study at the 2025 International Elephant Foundation Symposium, hosted by the Fort Worth Zoo, and shared updates on VIEW’s Asian elephant EEHV projects at the Global EEHV Summit, hosted by the Dallas Zoo. Her ongoing research takes an epidemiologic approach to better understand the social factors that may influence susceptibility to EEHV hemorrhagic disease. We look forward to seeing where her research goes next.

VIEW veterinarian Dr. Charline Rutagengwa presented at World AMR Awareness Week 2025 at the University of Rwanda, sharing compelling evidence on how antibiotic misuse in livestock contributes to antimicrobial resistance within food systems. Her work emphasizes the critical role veterinarians play in advancing a One Health approach that protects wildlife, people, and ecosystems.

Dr. David Murenzi recently completed a two-month wildlife veterinary training at The Wilds in Ohio, supported by VIEW and Conservation Nation. During this time, he worked hands-on with endangered species, gaining experience in field anesthesia, herd health, diagnostics, and pathology. This training strengthened his clinical confidence, improved his skills in remote immobilization and treatment of free-ranging wildlife, and deepened his understanding of conservation medicine and population health. He returned home better prepared to support wildlife health initiatives in Rwanda and the region.

As we look ahead to 2026, our focus remains on deepening this impact through expanding training opportunities, strengthening regional capacity, advancing research, and responding to emerging wildlife health threats before they escalate.

As you consider your year-end giving, we hope you’ll consider making a gift to VIEW. Your contribution helps ensure this work can continue into the new year and reach the wildlife and communities that need it most. We’re also excited to share more details about this year’s progress soon, so please keep an eye out for VIEW’s 2025 Annual Report, which will be released in the coming weeks.

Thank you for being part of the VIEW community and for your commitment to protecting endangered wildlife. We’re deeply grateful to head into the new year with your support.

With warm regards,

The VIEW Team

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