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?
A PDXWildlife Family
Even though I just returned from China, we are preparing to send Meghan off later this week. With reintroduction studies...
PDXWildlife: Year in Review
Giant panda no longer endangered The giant panda was down-listed from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the International...
Hold on Little Panda!
PDXWildlife intern Zachary Steele was performing a maternal care observation on Shu Qin and her cub when the mom decided...
A Surprise Treeat
So the last couple of days have been absolutely insane but a common theme hidden within the craziness has been trees full...
Sending Nate Home
Meghan and I are in a unique position as we get to know each intern rotation on a professional and personal level while...
A Day of Coincidences: Su Lin
The Bifengxia panda base is currently entertaining a film crew that is producing a movie called: The Lady and the Panda....
No Science Without the Culture
While PDXWildlife heavily focuses their internship program on science and study design, an exciting and necessary addition...
Interobserver Reliability (IoR)
Two difficult words to stomach during your first week(s) as an intern are- Interobserver Reliability (IoR). This is the...
A Bifengxia Facelift
Busy days here at the Bifengxia panda base. Not only from PDXWildlife studies, but also from a massive reconstruction of...
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