WWF Rare Wild Panda Photos

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WWF infrared camera traps capture rare photos of wild pandas

Have you all seen the new photos of wild pandas World Wildlife Fund just published?  Well, most of them aren’t of giant pandas but other neat wildlife their photo traps captured but it’s still exciting to start to learn more about these elusive animals in their natural habitat.  It really is quite amazing how much we know about captive pandas but not about wild pandas because they’re so hard to find.

“The camera trap studies will now aid WWF’s conservation efforts through a better understanding of animal activities, the impact of human actions on the species, and management of nature reserves.”

Thought you guys would enjoy these!

-Meg

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is Cooking for Solutions

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As we rev up our PDXSeafood campaign one of our primary supporters, the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program, has been busy cooking up some sustainable seafood support down in California! Their annual event, Cooking for Solutions, is a 3-day celebration of sustainable seafood where celebrity chefs prepare food and host events at the aquarium to highlight just how delicious and amazing sustainable seafood can be.

Image courtesy of Seafood Watch

Image courtesy of Seafood Watch

Celebrity Chef Sam Choy at Cooking for Solutions 2013 (Image courtesy of Seafood Watch)

Such a great event! And it is only a small part of what Seafood Watch does to promote sustainable seafood. We are so lucky to be one of their Conservation Outreach Partners, and to be able to use all of the solid research they have done developing their seafood guides in our PDXSeafood program. Want to make sustainable seafood part of your routine? Visit their Seafood Recommendations page to look up your favorite fish, download your own pocket guide, or get the smartphone app. So many ways to be a savvy seafood consumer!

Updated Mercury In Fish Advice Stalled In Health Department

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Courtesy of Google.com

Courtesy of Google.com

The last update on mercury levels in fish was put out to the public in 2004. Even though the 2004 update was a milestone, it’s source of data was put together from research that was 20 years old.

Nearly 10 years has past since the last update, but it looks as though we are going to have to wait a little longer. Here is a link to the article in the Huffington Post-

-Mercury Update Stalled

Giant Panda Breeding Season Officially Over

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Wu Gang is obviously not that interested in A Ling as evidenced by his eating!

Wu Gang is obviously not that interested in A Ling as evidenced by his eating!

A few days after the earthquake, I returned to the panda base and everything seemed pretty much back to normal. The pandas seemed to be behaving normally (sleeping and eating) although I did read a report that the younger pandas had a hard time dealing with the earthquake. My understanding is that Continue reading →