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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-
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
It’s been a week since I’ve arrived in China and I already feel as though it has been the experience of a lifetime. I arrived in Ya’An on the 20th of March feeling extremely jet-lagged from the almost 3 day trip but within a couple of days was right on track and feeling much better. If I wrote in detail about all of my experiences this week, this blog post would be extremely long so I will try to keep it short.
My first week at the panda base was really hectic as Meg tried to introduce me to everyone while juggling data collection and explaining the usual routine. However, I feel as though everything went well and I’ve already learned so much that I feel like I’m definitely going to leave China with a wealth of knowledge about giant pandas and a profound understanding of the role breeding programs play in conservation. Just as I began to feel comfortable with everything, it was time to say bye to Meg, Nate, and Dee (their daughter) who went back home.
The panda base was very busy and this week alone I’ve met people from all over the world who came to visit the pandas. Some of them can tell the pandas apart just by looking at them – and I’m getting there! I’ll probably be able to distinguish the pandas from one another just in time for me to fly back to Canada! Here are some pictures that I’ve taken of the pandas:
Su Lin
Image courtesy of cnn.com
One of the key factors in establishing PDXSeafood, our sustainable seafood program, is the declining status of the worlds overfished oceans. I recently came across an article that was informative and worth a read. Click on the link below to access the article.
Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapse, by Tom Levitt of CNN.com.