by Meg | Nov 29, 2016 | Conservation
Giving Tuesday has arrived! During this global day of giving, generous people like you are donating and making a huge difference. Pandas are at a critical junction where supporters need to send a clear message that just because they’ve been down-listed...
by Meg | Nov 29, 2016 | PDXWildlife |
With a full day planned at the panda base, I made sure that I was 15 minutes early to the bus stop. Partially due to the fact that I didn’t remember the pickup time, but also because I wanted to grab a few dumplings along the way. After cramming down some...
by Meg | Nov 28, 2016 | PDXWildlife, Travel |
After a nearly empty flight where I had full reign of about 30 seats, I landed in Chengdu and high-tailed it to the nearby hotel. With no stalling at check-in, I pulled up the stopwatch on my phone which told me that I had been traveling for 22 hours from my Uber...
by Meg | Nov 26, 2016 | PDXWildlife |
As I board another long distance flight to Chengdu, I am pleased by the fact that I am embarking into new territory for PDXWildlife. For this is our first foray into collecting data during the holiday season. Over the last four years, we simply didn’t need to...
by Meg | Nov 25, 2016 | Around PDX, Conservation
With Thanksgiving yesterday and with the recent election and uncertainty of the future for science and climate change I wanted to take a moment to reflect on everything I’m thankful for in PDXWildlife’s past and everything I’m hopeful for in our...
by Meg | Nov 24, 2016 | Internship |
Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Wong and I am super excited to start interning for PDXWildlife in Ya’an, China, probably more excited than when pokemon go came out! I graduated from SUNY ESF last year with a degree in Wildlife Science. Before going to college in New York,...
by Meg | Nov 23, 2016 | Nonprofit |
Come meet our next Panda intern: Zachary David- Hey there, my name is Zachary David and I am a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Biology, and a minor in Chemistry and History. I was born in the UK, but have spent most of my life in Texas....
by Meg | Nov 22, 2016 | PDX Wildlife |
Come meet the newest PDXWildlife, Giant Panda Intern: Zachary Steele- Hey everybody, my name is Zach Steele and I’m one of the giant panda Winter Interns! I’m going to just go by Steele though because there happens to be two Zachs in this intern group and let’s just...
by Meg | Nov 18, 2016 | Internship, Panda, Science |
Nǐhǎo! Today, I would like to provide an update on Su Shan and her cub. We’re sad to report that at around the one month mark, much to the dismay of the keepers and vets at Bifengxia, Su Shan rejected her cub. This was Su Shan’s first cub, and although it is not...
by Meg | Nov 14, 2016 | Internship, Travel
Hello again everyone! Sorry that there hasn’t been many posts recently, we’ve just had a little bit of a hectic week with the Holiday Auction and the election results. Scout, Celina, and Sofy have all returned to the US and we will miss them (and the baby panda...
