by Meg | Feb 29, 2012 | Misc., Panda, Sponsors, Travel |
Hurray for me!! We finally got the panda cameras installed and working (with quite a bit of technical support from Rob Cleminson at VideoSurveillance.com). I really cannot say too many wonderful things about their team! Even in China they were emailing me at 10pm...
by Meg | Feb 28, 2012 | coal, Environmental Impact, Panda, pollution |
The other afternoon I managed to convince a local restaurant owner to drive me to several coal brick production facilities here in Ya’an. These shops, which are often in the middle of town are simply redistributors of the same coal that is mined near the...
by Meg | Feb 24, 2012 | coal, Environmental Impact, Panda, pollution, Travel |
One of the first things you notice when arriving in China is the amount of smog that sits in the air around its cities. Ya’an is considered small in regards to Shanghai or Beijing with a population of 1.5 million, but it’s no exception to the dense clouds...
by Meg | Feb 23, 2012 | Panda |
Since the pandas aren’t going into estrous just yet and I have a bit of down time on my hands I thought maybe you guys would enjoy learning about a different panda every week I’m here. This week, meet Mei Qing. She’s a little quirky and a little...
by Meg | Feb 16, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Panda, Travel |
Panda bears have recently received quite a bit of attention. In a recent episode from the Daily Show, Jon Stewart and Ricky Gervais began a hilarious dialogue about panda bears. Fair warning that the content is a little on the graphic side. We give it a near (R)...
by Meg | Feb 15, 2012 | Crested Gibbon, Panda, Travel |
Living and studying abroad has its obvious benefits, but sometimes the difficulties involved are forgotten, and for good reasons. The mountain of obstacles that you have to overcome are a little daunting. This isn’t intended to distract anyone from doing so,...
