Back to China & Visiting Zhen Zhen

Back to China & Visiting Zhen Zhen

Meghan and I are back in China to setup and receive training in endocrinology techniques to analyze all of the feces that we have collected. The poop is collected at Bifengxia, but is analyzed at the new Dujiangyan Veterinary facilities. If you are wondering- Does...
Bifengxia Panda Cubs

Bifengxia Panda Cubs

Our camera-savvy PDX Wildlife intern, Angelica Ruedas, was able to snap a few cub photos while she was collecting data at the Bifengxia breeding center. The only dilemma that I am having in posting them is that I am unsure of who is who. All of the cubs in the photos...
Miranda’s Exciting Exit- PANDA BABIES!

Miranda’s Exciting Exit- PANDA BABIES!

The base has recently been booming with newborns; newborn twins that is! There are currently 12 babies at Bifengxia! Recently, Ge Ge gave birth to twins on Sunday night 08/09/2015, Jing Xin who gave birth to twins on Friday night 08/14/2015, and the famous San Diego...
Searching for the elusive USA born pandas . . .

Searching for the elusive USA born pandas . . .

As you have probably guessed from reading this blog, PDXWildlife does most of our work at Bifengxia and not the Chengdu base. The relationship between specific giant panda bases and zoos/research organizations tends to be pretty tight.  For example, San Diego Zoo has...
New baby update!! July 2015

New baby update!! July 2015

As requested by loyal followers on our facebook page, Nate’s gone around the base and gotten pictures and some video of the new littles (my euphemism for baby pandas) at Bifengxia.  Here’s the lovely pictures and video he’s taken: Ying Hua  ...