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?
Keeper Profile: Liu Lu Yong
A vast majority of our posts are focused on giant pandas, with little attention given to staff who take care of these...
Big [Panda] Girls
Ni Hao! It’s Jenn. One of the things I was looking forward to the most was meeting all of the pandas and discovering their...
Giant Panda Internship Aug. 22nd – Nov. 12th
The PDXWildlife Fall Internship is now open for applications. This is one of the most exciting times to be an intern at...
Nicki on Surviving a Chinese Dinner Party
As you can tell now that we've problem solved the VPN issue and have reliable access to social media and our blog - we...
Group Dynamics at PDXWildlife
While most of the research we conduct here at Bifengxia is on pandas, once in a while the competitive nature of human...
Ari Ananda: An intro to my ignorance of panda behavior
Ari tells us how fascinating panda behavior is as she recounts her first couple of weeks at the CCRCGP as a PDXWildlife...
7 Steps To Successfully Celebrate Your Birthday In China – Alyssa
Ni hao PDXWildlife blog followers! Thank you for joining me for my first blog post from China! This past Friday was...
Jenn’s introduction to Sichuan Chinese food
I know you can never have too many panda posts but I thought I’d mix it up a little and tell you a bit about Ya’an and the...
A typical day through the eyes of a Giant Panda intern Nicki Cady
We’re wrapping up our first week working at Bifengxia as PDXWildlife Giant Panda Intern and I am totally starstruck by the...
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