by Meg | Dec 7, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Zachary David talks about his first few days in China- China so far has definitely taught me that you have to be able to adapt if you are going to survive. From the bus rides to the panda base that can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 ½ hours, to trying to...
by Meg | Dec 6, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Zachary Steele dives headfirst into the Stereotypic study and quickly finds a favorite panda- Wu Gang. Come hear what he has to say. It has been an eventful first week here in Ya’an, specifically today. From a two hour bus ride delayed by some insane roadwork, to...
by Meg | Dec 5, 2016 | Internship
With three glorious days at the panda base going over the details of freeze drying as well as memorizing the stereotypic behaviors, we decided to take a partial day of rest in the city of Ya’an. As foreigners living in a Chinese city, we are required to register...
by Meg | Dec 2, 2016 | Internship, Science
With the safe and timely arrival of the winter interns, the season is off to a great start. Stephanie, Zach S. & Zack D., met me in the hotel restaurant for an ice-breaker dinner and everyone was for the most part, awake. We ordered a few typical Chinese dishes-...
by Meg | Nov 24, 2016 | Internship |
Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Wong and I am super excited to start interning for PDXWildlife in Ya’an, China, probably more excited than when pokemon go came out! I graduated from SUNY ESF last year with a degree in Wildlife Science. Before going to college in New York,...
by Meg | Nov 18, 2016 | Internship, Panda, Science |
Nǐhǎo! Today, I would like to provide an update on Su Shan and her cub. We’re sad to report that at around the one month mark, much to the dismay of the keepers and vets at Bifengxia, Su Shan rejected her cub. This was Su Shan’s first cub, and although it is not...
