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?
Freeze Drying Panda Feces
PDXWildlife collects over 500 lbs. of male giant panda feces each year in order to measure changes in testosterone and...
Bifengxia Kindergarten
At the center of the Bifengxia panda base is the highly popular kindergarten. Here, you will find pens for young cubs and...
Bifengxia Field Notes- Sept. 2nd, 2017
With a solid week of heavy rain, the temperature dropped from the low 90's and has hovered around the ideal mid 70's here...
A Whole New World For Katelin V.R.
Katie, Hallie and I are concluding our second week in China; and the differences from life in the western world are vast...
Seasonal Shifts in Panda Behaviors
An interesting aspect of conducting year-round research at Bifengxia is that we get to observe panda behaviors every...
Navigating the Panda Cub Season
Our maternal care studies begin once the cubs reach one month in age. Even though we sit outside of the outer doors and...
Changing of the Guard- Panda Internships
With some incredibly humid and hot weather over the last few days, we welcomed Katie, Katelin, & Hallie to our...
My First Week as a PDXWildlife Intern
My adventure began with a 13 hour nonstop flight from Chicago O’Hare Airport to Beijing. I claimed my bag,...
Leaving Gengda in Good Hands
We departed Gengda for Chengdu as we are now shifting gears to our research at Bifengxia. The fall interns arrive this...
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