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Our Mission
Protect and restore species and habitat diversity for future generations through our local and
global wildlife conservation initiatives.
Our Research
Giant Panda
Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly
Internships
Our Current Priorities
Male-Male competition
Our team 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-Wintle PhD
Director
Meagan Gombart
Communications/Outreach Manager
Katie Zajac
Research Associate
Sharon Glaeser
Conservation Biologist
What’s Happening Now?
Connor Runyon – 2nd Giant Panda Reintroduction Intern
Like Amber, Connor Runyon has been at Gengda since January! They've been doing a great job and I look forward to publishing their blogs with more frequency now that I'm on the ground here in China! "My name is Connor Runyan, and I have just begun my journey to become...
Late but not least – Reintroduction Intern Amber Sample
So it seems like I neglected to post the introduction blogs for the two interns that arrived with Zack in February (I know! Sorry guys!). They're awesome so I'd like you to meet Amber first and we'll get to Connor soon!! Here's Amber: "My name is Amber Sample, and I...
Bao Bao is public!!
Good news! Bao Bao was moved to a public enclosure today at Gengda (Villa 3 pen #1) so we are able to share video and photos!! We only got a couple of minutes with her after the move but she's looking great and was exploring her enclosure this afternoon. Plenty of...
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