by Meg | Dec 11, 2016 | PDXWildlife, Science |
Two difficult words to stomach during your first week(s) as an intern are- Interobserver Reliability (IoR). This is the metric that we use to assess the degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same event. For each of our studies, we...
by Meg | Dec 10, 2016 | Panda, Travel
Busy days here at the Bifengxia panda base. Not only from PDXWildlife studies, but also from a massive reconstruction of the tourist facilities and bear pens. As all of the remodeling began about a year ago, they seem to have wrapped the majority of the work up...
by Meg | Dec 8, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Stephanie Wong tells us about her first few days as a PDXWildlife panda intern- It’s been a week since I arrived to Ya’an and there hasn’t been a single boring day. I am busy learning all the research techniques and protocols, and navigating the panda base. I am...
by Meg | Dec 7, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Zachary David talks about his first few days in China- China so far has definitely taught me that you have to be able to adapt if you are going to survive. From the bus rides to the panda base that can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 ½ hours, to trying to...
by Meg | Dec 6, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Zachary Steele dives headfirst into the Stereotypic study and quickly finds a favorite panda- Wu Gang. Come hear what he has to say. It has been an eventful first week here in Ya’an, specifically today. From a two hour bus ride delayed by some insane roadwork, to...
by Meg | Dec 5, 2016 | Internship
With three glorious days at the panda base going over the details of freeze drying as well as memorizing the stereotypic behaviors, we decided to take a partial day of rest in the city of Ya’an. As foreigners living in a Chinese city, we are required to register...
by Meg | Dec 4, 2016 | Panda |
Over the past 3 days I’ve been trying to get some pictures of Lin Bing and was partially successful this morning. I was beginning to think that I was too smelly and forgot to shower, but as she popped her head out of her pen I snapped a few of her and the...
by Meg | Dec 3, 2016 | PDXWildlife |
One of the more glorious aspects of being a PDXWildlife intern is that you get to work with a lot of panda poop. With a backlog of two chest freezers to get through, I’m certain that we will be running the generously donated freeze dryer on a 24 hour, non-stop...
by Meg | Dec 2, 2016 | Internship, Science
With the safe and timely arrival of the winter interns, the season is off to a great start. Stephanie, Zach S. & Zack D., met me in the hotel restaurant for an ice-breaker dinner and everyone was for the most part, awake. We ordered a few typical Chinese dishes-...
by Meg | Nov 30, 2016 | Around PDX
Only 12 more hours to get some fabulous panda gear! We can push the money raised to $1,000 right?! -Meg
