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?
Update on new babies from Bifengxia
4 babies have been born at Bifengxia Panda Base and I was lucky enough to witness 2 of those births! Our first mama, Ying...
Our Fall PDXWildlife Intern- Daniel Horton
Join us in welcoming our new intern, Daniel, to PDXWildlife. We are super excited and thrilled to have him on our team. A...
OMSI Brew Pub Next Monday: Panda Personality!
Just wanted to remind everyone that if you're in the Portland area you should come and support me at the OMSI Brewpub next...
PDXWildlife Intern- Jasmine: First weeks in Ya’an
Jasmine's the last of our interns to share her experience about life in Ya'an. Here's what she had to say about the first...
PDXWildlife Intern- Miranda: Adjusting to Life in Ya’an
When I arrived in Ya’an it was definitely a culture shock. Although adjusting over the past week and a half has...
Lauran living the panda keeper dream!
I don't know how closely everyone read Lauran's welcome blog, but it's been her life long dream to work on pandas...
International Conference on Environmental Enrichment
PDX Wildlife was fortunate to be invited to Beijing for the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Our very...
OMSI Panda Pub Night- June 29th 7-9 PM
We are excited to be presenting at another OMSI Science Pub Night. Our very own Director, Meghan Martin, PhD. will be on...
Giant Panda Fall Internship- Apply Now
Our Giant Panda Fall Internship has one more available position. The deadline is Saturday, June 6th, so hurry to apply....
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