by Meg | Mar 2, 2016 | Internship, Travel |
Ni hao PDXWildlife blog followers! Thank you for joining me for my first blog post from China! This past Friday was my 26th birthday (my “golden” birthday, turning 26 on the 26th) and there were a few key events that made my birthday in China MUCH different...
by Meg | Feb 27, 2016 | Conservation, Internship, Science
I know you can never have too many panda posts but I thought I’d mix it up a little and tell you a bit about Ya’an and the delicious Sichuan Chinese food here. We’ve been in China for two weeks, so of course we have tried all of the new foods! I enjoy spicy food and...
by Meg | Feb 22, 2016 | Conservation, Internship, Panda |
We’re wrapping up our first week working at Bifengxia as PDXWildlife Giant Panda Intern and I am totally starstruck by the cuteness and personality of the Bifengxia pandas! Right now it’s the calm before the storm of the breeding season. We’ve been taking advantage of...
by Meg | Feb 20, 2016 | Internship, Panda, Science |
It seems like it’s been longer than just three full days with the interns because we’ve gotten so much done! The learning and settling in process always seems like such a whirlwind! Here’s a quick look at what the first few days of a PDXWildlife...
by Meg | Jan 19, 2016 | Internship
I’m excited to welcome our 4th and final winter giant panda intern, Ariana McShayne-Ananda. I leave in one week for China to prepare for our research season! Note: Ari has a degree in Wildlife Conservation and Photography so photo requests should start rolling...
by Meg | Jan 13, 2016 | Internship
To get all of our readers excited about the upcoming research season we’re continuing with our “blog-introductions to our new giant panda intern” series. Nicole Cady, or Nicki, is the third of four so next week (the week before I leave!! EEEeeeek!!)...