by Meg | Oct 27, 2015 | Nonprofit, Panda, PDX Wildlife |
Ying Hua, or “Mother Bear” as I have named her, was born on April 17th, 2003 and is the daughter of Ying Ying. She holds a special place in most of the employees hearts given that she is such a gentle and quiet mother. Her devotion to her cub(s) shows her...
by Meg | Oct 26, 2015 | Nonprofit, Panda, PDX Wildlife |
Xi Xi the “Runaway Bride” was born in 1998 and has captured the attention of many people across the world. She is called the Runaway Bride because she has escaped captivity on three separate occasions- First, during a hard rain, Second, during 2008...
by Meg | Oct 25, 2015 | Panda, PDX Wildlife, Science
We certainly do not give the incredible staff of Bifengxia enough credit. During the Panda Cub Photoshoot, I was able to snap some great photos, not only of my wife, but of the entire staff. It was so nice to see everybody come together for a big photo, and it was the...
by Meg | Oct 25, 2015 | Panda, PDX Wildlife, Science |
Zhen Zhen “Precious” was born Aug. 3rd, 2007 at the San Diego Zoo. She is the daughter of Bai Yun and Gao Gao. Zhen Zhen was transferred to the Bifengxia base in late 2010. She made headline news earlier this year for breaking stamina records for panda...
by Meg | Oct 24, 2015 | Panda, PDX Wildlife, photography, Science |
Luck plays a large role in endangered species research at PDXWildlife, due to the fact that wildlife can be unpredictable. Today was one of those days, but in a very cool way. With a surprise visit from the Director of the CCRCGP- Zhang Hemin, the Bifengxia base...
by Meg | Oct 23, 2015 | Panda
PDXWildlife collects a lot of panda poop. We do this because feces, as poop is also called, can tell us a story about the panda it came from. When a panda does its business, it passes along what it previously ate as well as hormones that are indicative of what was...
