by Meg | Mar 21, 2017 | Panda |
Magellan Diagnostics, the maker of a point-of-care blood lead analyzer, has announced an agreement to provide its LeadCare® II testing system to PDXWildlife at the Bifengxia Panda Base in Sichuan, China, for the study of lead exposure in captive giant pandas. The...
by Meg | Feb 6, 2017 | Panda |
For my first post in February, I want to write a little about the different parenting styles of the mothers at Bifengxia. It really shouldn’t come as a surprise, but each mother interacts with her cubs differently and it is fascinating. Most of the mothers are...
by Meg | Jan 24, 2017 | Panda |
As I was assigned to lead the Maternal Care studies, I have been lucky to see more of the cub/mother interactions than my fellow interns. There is nothing quite like watching a mother and her cub(s) snuggling and playing with each other, but I also welcome the days...
by Meg | Jan 19, 2017 | Panda, Science |
I have just returned from my stay in Tiantai Shan and after many trials and tribulations (mostly involving traveling during the winter) Zachary David and I managed to make our first visit up to Tiantai Shan, the site of the Phase II Giant Panda Reintroduction Training...
by Meg | Jan 11, 2017 | Panda, PDXWildlife |
We’re here! Finally!! And ready to start our reintroduction work! After two days of down time in Chengdu waiting for my suitcase, I was finally able to change into new (i.e. clean) clothes, and Zachary David and I got picked up at 9am this morning to head to...
by Meg | Jan 8, 2017 | Panda |
Happy 2017! How about we celebrate the new year with some panda news? Mei Xi has recently moved to the International Panda Paradise/Park (IPP), which is the backside of BFX with her two cubs so now is a great time to snap some pictures of this family. It has been...
