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?
New PDXSeafood Site!!
If you've been wondering where I've been lately and why I haven't really kept up a blogging presence, it's because I've...
A Little Taster of my Life as a PDX Wildlife Panda Intern. In The Beginning…
It has been a little over two weeks since stepping foot onto Chinese soil and so far it has been one amazing experience....
Transitioning from Amelie to Grace: Week 1
We decided to have Grace come earlier than we'd transitioned interns last year so that Amelie and Grace could overlap by...
Guess that Panda 3
Here's your 3rd panda. Remember the first correct identification wins an awesome window decal with our logo. I'll post...
Fishtrax App helps you learn about your seafood
If any of you picked up a copy of the Oregonian this weekend you may have seen an interesting article on linking consumers...
Scouting potential study sites for mushroom study
On July 28, 2013 I visited a property outside of Bingen, WA. It is approximately 22 acres of mixed oak and pine, but I...
Welcome to our new Fall Panda Intern: Grace Russell
Grace comes to us from "Down Under" (i.e. Australia). This Aussie girl first discovered the gratification of wildlife...
Being a 1-year old panda: Peeks into the lives of the 2012 yearlings at Bi Feng Xia
The 2012 babies are having their one-year birthdays (July-August) so we thought it would be appropriate to wish our little...
Macrofungi, biking, and book signing
Good progress was made on developing a prospectus for the independent field study involving macrofungi. However, I'm...
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