PDXWildlife provides a unique opportunity to conduct research on giant pandas in Sichuan, China. With our February-May internships filled, we are now looking for qualified applicants for our May-August positions. The deadline to apply is January 2nd, but we already began to receive applications this week. We will fill the available slots as soon as possible, so don’t wait until the last minute to apply. Click HERE to see the details of the internship. Below are a few photos of our past interns. Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you.

Three happy researchers posing in front of the Bifengxia breeding center.

Three happy researchers posing in front of the Bifengxia breeding center.

 

On the famous panda sculpture near the front gates of CCRCGP

On the famous panda sculpture near the front gates of CCRCGP

Stephanie McMahon scoring the pre-mating behaviors of Su Lin and Yuan Yuan. Notice how she's still smiling!

Stephanie McMahon scoring the pre-mating behaviors of Su Lin and Yuan Yuan. Notice how she’s still smiling!

CWRA Interview

Stephanie being interviewed at Bifengxia

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A favorite pose of all our interns… Next to the pandas.

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Some of the lucky ones are invited to take photos with the bears- Extremely lucky.

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Or, you will have to make do with the touristy panda hat.

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A typical setting for our research is scoring the behaviors during mating season

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Lots of our interns are interviewed regarding our research. We encourage everyone to share their experiences.

PDX Wildlife Interns in downtown Ya'an

PDX Wildlife Interns in downtown Ya’an

One of our past interns- Maria.

One of our past interns- Maria.

Of course most of the week was getting familiar with the Bifengxia base.

Of course most of the week was getting familiar with the Bifengxia base.

Hot pot dinner

Hot pot dinner

Meghan

Lots and lots of noodle dishes. My favorite.

Her love, Love, LOVE of pandas. We couldn't have asked for a more committed intern.

Lauran’s love, Love, LOVE of pandas. We couldn’t have asked for a more committed intern.

Miranda should be easy to spot (middle)

Miranda should be easy to spot (middle)

Angelica and her contagious smile

Angelica and her contagious smile- She was one of our fall Panda Interns

Poop Pro's

One of the summer interns will get the AWESOME job of analyzing poop for hormones

Meghan, Nathan, Daniel, Angelica

Meghan & Nathan- The lead biologists for PDXWildlife, with Daniel & Angelica- The fall 2015 interns.