by Meg | Jun 12, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
The cool aspect of traveling to Guiyang by hired car is that my close confidant, Mr. Cheng, offered to drive me in his fancy new Cadillac. I like to joke with him that he looks like a gangster with the oversized rims and blacked out windows. Traveling from Ya’an,...
by Meg | Jun 9, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
Tuesday was silently celebrated as all of the interns hit the benchmark 90% inter-observer reliability required to independently collect behavioral data. This marks a significant “breathing” point, as they can rest with the fact that they have a set...
by Meg | May 19, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
PDXWildlife hit a significant milestone today. We completed the freeze drying process on our first years fecal samples. Given that we have been running the lyophilizer for 12 months, 24 hrs. a day, this is exciting news, because we can now make our first delivery to...
by Meg | May 12, 2017 | PDXWildlife
With temperatures and humidity both reaching the 90’s in Ya’an, the summer panda research will soon begin. We’ve selected four very motivated and intelligent applicants- Michelle, Lorelei, Katherine, and Jonathan, who will collect behavioral...
by Meg | May 11, 2017 | Internship, PDXWildlife |
Hello everyone! My name is Katherine Brantley and I am a Summer 2017 Giant Panda Intern with PDXWildlife! I will be performing behavioral observations for determining giant panda personality profiles. Endangered species and conservation have always been huge passions...
by Meg | May 10, 2017 | Internship, PDXWildlife |
Jonathan Thames- Here, there, everywhere… My journey started in Louisville, Kentucky, but passed through three continents and six countries by the time I was 19. At that point I began a degree in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Washington – learning Thai...
