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?
Slow Drive to the Panda Base
With a full day planned at the panda base, I made sure that I was 15 minutes early to the bus stop. Partially due to the...
Hazy Headed Preparations
After a nearly empty flight where I had full reign of about 30 seats, I landed in Chengdu and high-tailed it to the nearby...
Passageway To Our Life’s Work
As I board another long distance flight to Chengdu, I am pleased by the fact that I am embarking into new territory for...
Thankful and Hopeful for a future with Wildlife!
With Thanksgiving yesterday and with the recent election and uncertainty of the future for science and climate change I...
Intern Introduction: Stephanie Wong
Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Wong and I am super excited to start interning for PDXWildlife in Ya’an, China, probably more...
Intern Introduction: Zachary David
Come meet our next Panda intern: Zachary David- Hey there, my name is Zachary David and I am a recent graduate of the...
Intern Introduction: Zachary Steele
Come meet the newest PDXWildlife, Giant Panda Intern: Zachary Steele- Hey everybody, my name is Zach Steele and I’m one of...
Su Shan 2016 Cub (Her First) Update
Nǐhǎo! Today, I would like to provide an update on Su Shan and her cub. We're sad to report that at around the one month...
The Ya’an Ladder from Scout’s View
Hello again everyone! Sorry that there hasn’t been many posts recently, we’ve just had a little bit of a hectic week with...
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