by Meg | Aug 26, 2015 | China, Panda
The base has recently been booming with newborns; newborn twins that is! There are currently 12 babies at Bifengxia! Recently, Ge Ge gave birth to twins on Sunday night 08/09/2015, Jing Xin who gave birth to twins on Friday night 08/14/2015, and the famous San Diego...
by Meg | Aug 8, 2015 | Panda
As you have probably guessed from reading this blog, PDXWildlife does most of our work at Bifengxia and not the Chengdu base. The relationship between specific giant panda bases and zoos/research organizations tends to be pretty tight. For example, San Diego Zoo has...
by Meg | Jul 30, 2015 | Panda
As requested by loyal followers on our facebook page, Nate’s gone around the base and gotten pictures and some video of the new littles (my euphemism for baby pandas) at Bifengxia. Here’s the lovely pictures and video he’s taken: Ying Hua ...
by Meg | Mar 19, 2015 | animal, Conservation, Education, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, photography, Projects, Science, Travel, wildlife
Meghan and I just returned from Ya’an, Sichuan, China- A little jet lagged, but very excited to have Ryan and Maria, our two new winter interns, continuing the panda behavioral research. Both interns received a warm welcome from the people of Ya’an, and we...
by Meg | Dec 16, 2014 | animal, Conservation, Current Endangered Species News, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
Every December, PDX Wildlife shifts into high gear in order to prepare for the upcoming Giant Panda internships, which take place in Ya’an, Sichuan, China. We recently selected two Panda interns for the upcoming winter breeding season and will be opening up to...