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?
Tai Shan & Mei Sheng
Two beloved bears from the United States- Tai Shan from the National Zoo and Mei Sheng from the San Diego Zoo, were our...
Dujiangyan and the Unknown
When you have four superstar interns, the workload is considerably less than you might think. Hailey, Doireann, Nicole...
7 Things You Learn in Your First Week as an Intern
Nicole Murray describes what she learned in her first week as a PDXWildlife intern- Pandas are way cuter in person and you...
Interns, Pandas & China!
In this post, Bryan Kinane fills us in on his first few days in China and shares a lovely video- As our first week here at...
I Love Wu Gang
Hi everyone, this is Doireann Ferris. If you couldn't tell from the title, I love Wu Gang. Wu Gang is a 17 year old male...
The Measure of a Successful Internship
PDXWildlife has offered internships to study giant pandas in Sichuan, China since 2011. Each intern brings with them a...
The Last Mating of the Season
Now it's official. The last mating of the season just took place between Ge Ge and Wu Gang. Given that it's May 30th, this...
Meeting My First Panda
Hello everyone! It's me, Hailey (the tallest intern). My first week in Ya'an has been absolutely phenomenal. As I sat on...
Happy Birthday Lin Bing
In celebration of Lin Bing's 7th birthday, and at the request of a few loyal PDXWildlife followers, we wanted to sing...
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