New Arrivals at Bifengxia

New Arrivals at Bifengxia

Over the last week we’ve had a few new arrivals here at Bifengxia. Two of these newly arrived pandas are Na Na and Zhang Ka. I was fortunate enough to complete stereotypic studies on both of these ladies on back-to-back days allowing me to get the scoop on these...
A PDXWildlife Family

A PDXWildlife Family

Even though I just returned from China, we are preparing to send Meghan off later this week. With reintroduction studies kicking into high gear in Gengda, we are both scrambling to prepare behavioral ethograms and camera equipment as this is new territory for our...
PDXWildlife: Year in Review

PDXWildlife: Year in Review

Giant panda no longer endangered The giant panda was down-listed from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list.  This change in official status demonstrates how a multi-institutional, integrated conservation effort...
Hold on Little Panda!

Hold on Little Panda!

PDXWildlife intern Zachary Steele was performing a maternal care observation on Shu Qin and her cub when the mom decided that it wasn’t time to let go just yet. Watch the two videos below to see what happens. They will leave you rooting for the cub- Hold on...
A Surprise Treeat

A Surprise Treeat

So the last couple of days have been absolutely insane but a common theme hidden within the craziness has been trees full of pandas. Yes you heard me correctly, trees overflowing with, more often than not, tiny little black and white fuzz balls. That’s because a...