by Meg | May 24, 2017 | Science |
I’m currently in Dujiangyan accompanying Dr. Kersey (pictured above) for training the staff in fecal hormone analysis. We’ve had a productive couple of days, but as part of this trip I was supposed to drop off our male-male competition fecal samples for...
by Meg | May 20, 2017 | Science |
2011 marked the beginning of our Panda Mercury Project. Now that we are in our 6th year, we are coming to the conclusion with the analysis taking place early next month. Similar to our fecal hormone analysis, there is a lot of effort that goes into the collection,...
by Meg | May 18, 2017 | Science |
As we predominantly post about the cheery and progressive aspects of our research, I thought I might pay justice to the less-than-ideal side of the equation. Science, as with most journeys in life, can come with frustrating tangents causing you to rethink your...
by Meg | May 17, 2017 | Science |
When deciding on the program dates for the winter interns, PDXWildlife takes into account the average start and stop times of previous breeding seasons over the last two decades. This allows us to maximize the likelihood that we can collect as much data as possible....
by Meg | May 3, 2017 | Science
Starting in 2017 (reflecting on how far we’ve come in the last 6 years) and now with the internship application deadline coming up for our new reintroduction program, I’ve been reflecting on what our program may mean to developing biologists. That started...
by Meg | Apr 19, 2017 | Science |
“Shifting” in zoos and sanctuaries means to move an animal from one enclosure to the next, through a door. Shifting can be done by calling out a word like the animal’s name, a key word, or by positive reinforcement (food or enrichment). At the China...
