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?
The Break in Period
When the interns first arrive, a laundry list of items have to be taken care of. Police station to register, tour of the...
“Just Keep Swimming”
I'm currently in Dujiangyan accompanying Dr. Kersey (pictured above) for training the staff in fecal hormone analysis....
Panda Mercury Project: Six Years Later
2011 marked the beginning of our Panda Mercury Project. Now that we are in our 6th year, we are coming to the conclusion...
Big Poops in Little Packages
PDXWildlife hit a significant milestone today. We completed the freeze drying process on our first years fecal samples....
Rolling with the Scientific Method
As we predominantly post about the cheery and progressive aspects of our research, I thought I might pay justice to the...
An Elongated Breeding Season
When deciding on the program dates for the winter interns, PDXWildlife takes into account the average start and stop times...
Panda Diet: shoots, leaves and other things
Most people assume all pandas eat is bamboo. This isn't true. In fact Schaller1 reported in The Giant Pandas of...
A Second Home for PDXWildlife
Although we are based out of Portland, Oregon, all of our field work is conducted in China. Ever since 2010, Meghan and I...
Summer Panda Research Season Begins!
With temperatures and humidity both reaching the 90's in Ya'an, the summer panda research will soon begin. We've selected...
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