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?
Diving Into Giant Pandas
Stephanie Wong tells us about her first few days as a PDXWildlife panda intern- It’s been a week since I arrived to Ya’an...
Adapting to China and Pandas
Zachary David talks about his first few days in China- China so far has definitely taught me that you have to be able to...
The Panda, The Myth, The Legend: Wu Gang
Zachary Steele dives headfirst into the Stereotypic study and quickly finds a favorite panda- Wu Gang. Come hear what he...
Warm Welcome in Ya’an
With three glorious days at the panda base going over the details of freeze drying as well as memorizing the stereotypic...
A Camera Shy Lin Bing
Over the past 3 days I've been trying to get some pictures of Lin Bing and was partially successful this morning. I was...
Poop, Poop, Poop!
One of the more glorious aspects of being a PDXWildlife intern is that you get to work with a lot of panda poop. With a...
The Behavior Studies Continue
With the safe and timely arrival of the winter interns, the season is off to a great start. Stephanie, Zach S. & Zack...
12 More Hours!
Only 12 more hours to get some fabulous panda gear! We can push the money raised to $1,000 right?! -Meg
#Giving Tuesday Pandamic!
Giving Tuesday has arrived! During this global day of giving, generous people like you are donating and making a huge...
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