The Measure of a Successful Internship

The Measure of a Successful Internship

PDXWildlife has offered internships to study giant pandas in Sichuan, China since 2011. Each intern brings with them a different background and this makes for a unique experience for both Meghan and I, as well as the interns themselves. Along the way, we have been...
Meeting My First Panda

Meeting My First Panda

Hello everyone! It’s me, Hailey (the tallest intern). My first week in Ya’an has been absolutely phenomenal. As I sat on the bus to Bifengxia for our very first day at the base I was filled with excitement, not only to be in a new place, with a new...

Arrival of the Interns

If you ask any of our past interns, the first two weeks are overwhelmingly the most difficult. Jet-lagged, exhausted, and required to begin training in endangered species research almost immediately upon arrival, it’s easy to understand why the transition is...
PDXWildlife 2016 Intern Introduction: Hailey Wallace

PDXWildlife 2016 Intern Introduction: Hailey Wallace

Hi, my name is Hailey Wallace, I am a junior at Southern Utah University, located in Cedar City, Utah. I will be graduating April 2017 (Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Agricultural Science). Upon graduation, I plan to apply to Oregon State University and...
PDXWildlife 2016 Intern Introduction: Doireann Ferris

PDXWildlife 2016 Intern Introduction: Doireann Ferris

Céad míle fáilte (a hundred thousand welcomes) PDX Wildlife followers! My name is Doireann Ferris, I’m from Ireland, hence the strange name, it’s actually pronounced like “Derrin”. I am in the final year of my Zoology degree in University College Cork. I grew up in...
PDXWildlife 2016 Intern Introduction: Nicole Murray

PDXWildlife 2016 Intern Introduction: Nicole Murray

Hi, PDXWildlife friends!  My name is Nicole Murray, and I am a Summer 2016 intern! Most recently I come from Tempe, Arizona where I completed a bachelors in Geological Sciences and Sustainability, but I am originally from the Bay Area.  Currently, I am working on a...