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?
Wu Gang!
We have hit the half way mark! By now we all have our favorite panda and mine is Wu Gang! He was one of the first pandas I...
Reintroduction & Weaning Internships
PDXWildlife is excited to announce the opening of our "Reintroduction" and "Weaning" internship opportunities. We will be...
Cubs climb to the top
The male-male competition is in full swing, with over a third of the data already collected. Due to the current lull in...
The Not-So-Glamorous Behind The Scenes
There’s no doubt that this internship is one of the coolest you can have if you are interested in pandas. Getting to...
A Zhen Zhen update
We’ve been in China for about a month now. How has time flown by so quickly yet at the same time, it feels as if we’ve...
PDXWildlife Annual Donation Drive
Once a year, PDXWildlife campaigns to raise funds for giant panda research and equipment. This year, we need to replace...
LeadCare II: First year analyzing Panda’s blood for lead
The 2017 Winter Interns have been off to a fast start. We dove straight into the breeding season on our first day....
Identifying Lead Exposure in Giant Pandas
Magellan Diagnostics, the maker of a point-of-care blood lead analyzer, has announced an agreement to provide its...
7 Things I Learned in My First 7 Days
We have been officially interning for over a week at the Bifengxia Panda Base here in Ya’an, China. One week seems shallow...
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