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?
Cuteness ALERT: long awaited baby panda pictures
Are you ready for some of the cutest pictures EVER? I spent a lot of time around the kindergarten recently since there...
Chinese Pollution & Pandas
When we arrived in China this year, we immediately noticed a difference in how much smog there was. The long corridors of...
COMING THIS SUMMER: PDXSeafood at a Restaurant Near You
Did you notice the menu change on our front page? Yep - that's right we've blogged about it a couple of times but...
The Year of the Arboreal Panda
I've decided that "The Year of the Snake" just doesn't cut it for a description of this years pandas so I've decided to...
Science in the Chinese Classroom
Both Meghan and I were approached by a few kids from the local high school and asked if we could come and lecture for a...
Xinbin Lab to Analyze Panda Hair
The extreme difficulty in obtaining permits to transfer biological samples back to the United States from China has caused...
Welcoming our Winter Panda Intern: Stephanie McMahon
We'd like you to meet our new panda intern, Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie will be arriving in Ya'An March 19th and will be...
Making the Front Page with our Panda Research
The Portland Tribune has featured our panda research on the front page, emphasizing the importance of mate choice in...
I guess love is in the air . . .
For Valentine's Day the Oregon Zoo sent out a press release covering both my pygmy rabbit study and my new work with the...
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