A Busy Breeding Center

A Busy Breeding Center

As I was assigned to lead the Maternal Care studies, I have been lucky to see more of the cub/mother interactions than my fellow interns. There is nothing quite like watching a mother and her cub(s) snuggling and playing with each other, but I also welcome the days...
First Camera Trap Set-up at Tiantai Shan

First Camera Trap Set-up at Tiantai Shan

I have returned home safe and sound and Zachary David remained at Tiantai Shan to continue with our studies.  Here’s what he has to say about our first camera trap set-up at Tiantai Shan: “After many setbacks and missteps, from Meg’s bag getting lost, to...
A Snow Day at Bifengxia

A Snow Day at Bifengxia

In my last post, I discussed how maneuvering the pandas from different environments here at Bifengxia can have a direct effect on observed behaviors. This could be due to a number of factors, however, the first that comes to mind is being presented with new...
Finally . . .

Finally . . .

We’re here! Finally!! And ready to start our reintroduction work! After two days of down time in Chengdu waiting for my suitcase, I was finally able to change into new (i.e. clean) clothes, and Zachary David and I got picked up at 9am this morning to head to...