by Meg | Oct 13, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife |
I’ve been on base and annoying the keepers for nearly seven whole weeks. Time flies when you work with pandas. In the seven weeks I’ve been at Bi Feng Xia I’ve made progress on all studies and have finished the maternal observations. There’s still a lot of work to be...
by Meg | Sep 18, 2013 | Internship, Panda, Science
Grace’s internship was graciously 😉 sponsored by Main Peak, an outdoor gear store in Australia. They’ve posted a blog about her so go take a look! Unless our interns get sponsorships they have to pay travel and living expenses so we greatly appreciate any...
by Meg | Sep 16, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, wildlife |
I find the reproduction of the Giant Panda so unique and so fascinating. Throughout the short time I’ve spent at Bi Feng Xia I’ve learnt so much. I do believe practical experience is far greater than any knowledge gained from reading scientific articles. If you...
by Meg | Sep 15, 2013 | Education, Internship, photography, Science, wildlife
Pete Havlik is our new Media and Marketing Intern. He had an interview with us last week as he was passing through Portland and we are very excited to have him on our team. Pete hails from Wisconsin and has a wide and varied history of field biology and non-profit...
by Meg | Sep 7, 2013 | Education, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, wildlife
It has been a little over two weeks since stepping foot onto Chinese soil and so far it has been one amazing experience. The intern that has been at the Panda Base for over two months now, Amelie, greeted me in Chengdu and we made our way to Ya’an, home for the next...
by Meg | Aug 26, 2013 | Internship, Panda, Travel |
We decided to have Grace come earlier than we’d transitioned interns last year so that Amelie and Grace could overlap by almost two weeks. After seeing pictures of their first weekend together I know we made the right decision!! Check out my funny interns! Of...
