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?
Drink a beer, save a butterfly!
I'm not sure if all of you are aware of the fabulous work the Oregon Zoo does with local endangered species but if not you...
MSC Miniseries: Rockfish
Of the 13 MSC certified species from the west coast groundfish trawl fishery, six of these are rockfish. Chilipepper...
MiniSeries: New Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certifications for Oregon Fisheries!
Nothing screams summer like sitting outside and enjoying a nice piece of freshly grilled fish or cracking open a steaming...
Take the pledge to protect our Oceans
Katherine and I have been kicking off the PDXSeafood program for its second summer! We've been super busy getting the...
Welcome to our new PDXSeafood Intern: Katherine Rizk
Diana and I are excited to kick off another season of recruiting restaurants to the PDXSeafood program - it's been slow...
Happy Endangered Species Day!
So tomorrow is endangered species day and in case you want to celebrate all the imperiled species out there here are links...
Learn to track wildlife in Portland
I saw this opportunity about learning how to track wildlife on Metro and thought I'd share it since Nate and I were...
May is National Wetlands Month
This month is dedicated to National Wetlands so go out an explore these wetlands found in the Portland Area. Smith and...
Oregon Zoo Doo – Free fertilizer for your garden!
This isn't related to animal conservation per se but since it's gardening season and I'm associated with the Oregon Zoo I...
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