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?
My First Week in China by Stephanie McMahon
It’s been a week since I’ve arrived in China and I already feel as though it has been the experience of a lifetime. I...
Come Rain or Shine: an interns life during breeding season with giant pandas
As Nate mentioned earlier, Stephanie (our new intern) arrived just in the nick of time for breeding season to go into full...
Support for Sustainable Seafood- PDXSeafood
One of the key factors in establishing PDXSeafood, our sustainable seafood program, is the declining status of the worlds...
Featured on Zooborns and Microryza
As Nate alluded to, we're crazy busy at the panda base (breeding video to come soon!) but I wanted to write a quick post...
Spring Intern Arrives Just in Time
Just as our Spring intern, Stephanie McMahon arrived, the majority of the Bifeng Xia pandas have decided that they would...
A Visit from Dr. David Shepherdson
As an advisor for Meghan's PhD panda project, it was an extreme delight to spend a few days with David touring the...
Why are pandas black and white?
I recently received an email from Michaela Henderson who was writing a report for her middle school class. She asked,...
The New Wolong & Dujiangyan Panda Facilities
After the partial destruction of the Wolong panda center during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, plans were laid out to build...
PDX Wildlife featured in a Chinese Newspaper
Being the only Americans in a city of 1.25 million, you tend to stick out a little bit. It just so happened that we caught...
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