by Meg | Mar 21, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Hi, Alyssa here. Remember that classic MTV show, Cribs? No? Maybe not? For those of you who aren’t familiar, Cribs was a show where a camera crew would go into celebrities’ homes for a brief tour of their luxurious living quarters. That’s it, that’s all there was to...
by Meg | Mar 17, 2016 | Internship, Panda
Ni Hao! It’s Jenn. One of the things I was looking forward to the most was meeting all of the pandas and discovering their personalities. Many of you may think that most of the pandas look a like, which they do in some aspects, but as you get to know them you can pick...
by Meg | Mar 15, 2016 | Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife
The PDXWildlife Fall Internship is now open for applications. This is one of the most exciting times to be an intern at the Bifengxia, China panda base because this is the height of the cub season. We are looking for well-qualified undergraduate seniors or recently...
by Meg | Mar 14, 2016 | Conservation, Internship, Travel |
As you can tell now that we’ve problem solved the VPN issue and have reliable access to social media and our blog – we have a back log to post! Dee and I are back state-side now and Nate will remain in China until the end of March to help the girls with...
by Meg | Mar 13, 2016 | China, Internship, PDX Wildlife
While most of the research we conduct here at Bifengxia is on pandas, once in a while the competitive nature of human beings comes into focus, especially among roommates. I’m excited to see our four PDXWildlife interns getting along so well. They have quickly...
by Meg | Mar 12, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Ari tells us how fascinating panda behavior is as she recounts her first couple of weeks at the CCRCGP as a PDXWildlife giant panda intern: “In our first couple weeks observing panda behaviors, I have already realized how little I truly knew about pandas....