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?
Visiting the Giant Panda Reintroduction Training Pens at Tiantai Shan
I have just returned from my stay in Tiantai Shan and after many trials and tribulations (mostly involving traveling...
A Snow Day at Bifengxia
In my last post, I discussed how maneuvering the pandas from different environments here at Bifengxia can have a direct...
Finally . . .
We're here! Finally!! And ready to start our reintroduction work! After two days of down time in Chengdu waiting for my...
A Brief History of PDXWildlife
We were invited to dinner the other evening and a question came up that I have been hearing more than often- Why did you...
Mei Xi and Cubs
Happy 2017! How about we celebrate the new year with some panda news? Mei Xi has recently moved to the International Panda...
A Cold Sendoff to Gengda
As we packed Meghan into her Uber lift for the airport, the 24 degree F. chill began to give way to a light dusting of...
Panda-Monium 2017
This years Panda-Monium event is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 17th-19th. Given that PDXWildlife is in the...
Collecting Urine Samples
In preparation for going to the Wolong Panda Base in a few days to start a new study on panda reintroductions, I have been...
New Arrivals at Bifengxia
Over the last week we’ve had a few new arrivals here at Bifengxia. Two of these newly arrived pandas are Na Na and Zhang...
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