by Meg | Mar 15, 2016 | Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife
The PDXWildlife Fall Internship is now open for applications. This is one of the most exciting times to be an intern at the Bifengxia, China panda base because this is the height of the cub season. We are looking for well-qualified undergraduate seniors or recently...
by Meg | Mar 13, 2016 | China, Internship, PDX Wildlife
While most of the research we conduct here at Bifengxia is on pandas, once in a while the competitive nature of human beings comes into focus, especially among roommates. I’m excited to see our four PDXWildlife interns getting along so well. They have quickly...
by Meg | Feb 6, 2016 | Panda, PDX Wildlife, Science |
With Meghan busily traveling through the Sichuan province to further the scope of PDXWildlife’s research on pandas, she still manages to break out the camera and impress me with her photographic eye. Her latest subject was the ever-so picturesque Lin Bing,...
by Meg | Jan 21, 2016 | Nonprofit, Panda, PDX Wildlife
With the beginning of the new year, the panda research season also kicks off. In a few days, PDXWildlife ships off to Sichuan, China to train a team of 4 interns to collect behavioral data as well as the highly lucrative job of bagging panda poop. The PDXWildlife...
by Meg | Dec 21, 2015 | Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife
PDXWildlife is taking applications for the May 15th-Aug. 15th, 2016 Giant Panda Internship positions until January 2nd, 2016. We are looking to fill four spots that will be located in Sichuan, China to work with panda bears, travel, eat exciting foods, and most...
by Meg | Dec 14, 2015 | Panda, PDX Wildlife, Science |
My, has time flown by! In the past few months, I’ve had the chance to connect with each of the 31 bears here at Bifengxia – specifically, the panda mothers and their cubs. Like I said before, being the maternal care intern has its benefits. The more I watch mothers...