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?
Panda Cub Fostering
My, has time flown by! In the past few months, I’ve had the chance to connect with each of the 31 bears here at Bifengxia...
Winter Giant Panda 2016 Intern Profile: Jenn Walls
We hired our winter interns shortly before leaving for China! As most of you who are loyal blog followers know, winter is...
Panda Profile: Yao Man & Cubs
Yao Man, contrary to what the name says, is a female giant panda. She was born on Sept. 27th, 2009 at Bifengxia, to Lu Lu...
Giant Panda Summer Internship
PDXWildlife provides a unique opportunity to conduct research on giant pandas in Sichuan, China. With our February-May...
PDXWildlife Published in a Scientific Journal
A few steps removed from giant pandas, but in-line with PDXWildlife's research ability, we began studying mercury...
Panda Profile: Lin Bing & Cub #1
There was a significant number of requests for us to get photos and video of Lin Bing (Lin Ping) and her other cub... Cub...
Panda Momma Drama
My apologies to the PDXWildlife readers for my lack of contributions to the site. I’ve been a bit busy collecting vital...
Fall Panda Trip Highlights
As Meghan and I liftoff from Chengdu International Airport, we wanted to thank everyone for the requests and comments on...
Panda Profile: Ying Hua & Cub(s)
Ying Hua, or "Mother Bear" as I have named her, was born on April 17th, 2003 and is the daughter of Ying Ying. She holds a...
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