by Meg | Sep 15, 2013 | Education, Internship, photography, Science, wildlife
Pete Havlik is our new Media and Marketing Intern. He had an interview with us last week as he was passing through Portland and we are very excited to have him on our team. Pete hails from Wisconsin and has a wide and varied history of field biology and non-profit...
by Meg | Sep 13, 2013 | Science, Sustainable seafood, wildlife
If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been lately and why I haven’t really kept up a blogging presence, it’s because I’ve been investing a lot of time in our brand-spanking-new PDXSeafood site! I’m proud to announce that that the...
by Meg | Sep 7, 2013 | Education, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, wildlife
It has been a little over two weeks since stepping foot onto Chinese soil and so far it has been one amazing experience. The intern that has been at the Panda Base for over two months now, Amelie, greeted me in Chengdu and we made our way to Ya’an, home for the next...
by Meg | Aug 14, 2013 | animal, Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, wildlife
On July 28, 2013 I visited a property outside of Bingen, WA. It is approximately 22 acres of mixed oak and pine, but I would consider it open space. This property would make a good site to contrast more densely wooded sites. It’s a beautiful drive, but takes about...
by Meg | Aug 12, 2013 | animal, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife
Grace comes to us from “Down Under” (i.e. Australia). This Aussie girl first discovered the gratification of wildlife conservation while volunteering at Shamwari Game Reserve on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Working with the Born Free Foundation at...
by Meg | Aug 2, 2013 | Conservation, Internship, Panda, wildlife |
The end of my first month at the Panda base of Bifengxia has officially ended. The month had a busy beginning which occupied all my time as Stephanie McMahon (the previous intern) trained me in the personality and stereotypical studies and prepared to hand off all the...
