Saving Species
Our Mission
Protect and restore species and habitat diversity for future generations through our local and global wildlife conservation initiatives.
Our Work
Priorities, Research, Engagement
Giant Panda
Taylor's Checkerspot
Internships
Male-Male Competition
Operations
Maternal Care
What We Do
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Research
We develop and conduct innovative in situ and ex situ wildlife research to identify critical conservation issues and provide creative solutions to managers and fellow scientists.
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Internships
We train promising young scientists through our intensive internship programs and educate local communities on actions they can take to conserve and benefit from their natural resources.
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Applied Biology
We focus our research to answer specific pressing questions imperiled species are encountering and incorporate the newest innovations and cutting edge research into our conservation projects.
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Integration
We integrate the above techniques to implement focused conservation initiatives at the LOCAL level that promote and support wildlife, habitat, and biodiversity conservation at the GLOBAL level.
Who We Are
Meghan Martin, PhD
Director
Meagan Gombart
Communications/Outreach Manager
Katie Zajac
Research Associate
Sharon Glaeser
Conservation Biologist
What’s Happening Now?
Pandas, Food, and Lorelei Burnside
Since arriving in Ya’an I’ve had the opportunity to experience and learn many new things. Not just from the studying...
Preparing for Gengda
Having just returned from my month long stay in China, there seems to be no rest for the weary. With our reintroduction...
Panda Fostering
I've had a whirlwind of experiences in China and I can’t believe it’s been nearly a month since arriving! From waking up...
Awestruck in Guiyang
The cool aspect of traveling to Guiyang by hired car is that my close confidant, Mr. Cheng, offered to drive me in his...
Benchmarks & Goodbyes
Tuesday was silently celebrated as all of the interns hit the benchmark 90% inter-observer reliability required to...
Panda Bear Personalities
Studying animals and their behavior has come a long way since the pure behaviorism of Skinner and his colleagues. In those...
Stereotypic Observations & Reproductive Success
Having a solid week of sunshine and 80 degree weather kept us spoiled while training on the multiple behavior studies here...
Giant Panda Diet and Defecation
Our first week at Bifengxia has been filled with panda observations, training in the behavioral studies, and meeting the...
A New Generation of Pandas
PDXWildlife founders (Nathan & Meghan) first began conducting research in China in 2010. What seems like an eternity...
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