by Meg | Aug 31, 2016 | Panda |
Here’s the second installment of my Zhen Zhen and Zwinkies photo shoot. The keeper moved them out side and I got a good variety of photos. I’ll start with the family photos and share a couple of the individual shots I got of each twin. Later this week...
by Meg | Aug 29, 2016 | Internship |
This post will finish out the “introductions” for our fall 2016 interns. Please help me welcome Sofany Montoya to the PDXWildlife team. Sofany didn’t bring a parent with her but I feel like they must be wonderful people because they sure did raise a...
by Meg | Aug 28, 2016 | Conservation, Panda |
I know you’ve all been waiting for an actual update on PDXWildlife’s work here during the Fall 2016 season and (more importantly) my visit to Zhen Zhen and her one-year old cubs, affectionately dubbed the “Zwinkies” by admirers. I only got...
by Meg | Aug 24, 2016 | Internship |
The 2nd (in chronological order only!) 2016 Giant Panda Fall Intern is Celina Tu. She’s a very talented, enthusiastic (Mandarin speaking!!!) young lady and I’m sure you’ll love reading about her passions below. We were also lucky enough to host her...
by Meg | Aug 22, 2016 | Internship, Science |
I’m very sorry that I’ve been so absent on the blogs lately, with Hetaoping reintroduction talks and collaborations, ushering out the old interns, and seeing in the new, I’ve had a pretty full plate! I’m happy to say everyone is transitioning...
by Meg | Aug 16, 2016 | Internship |
Hi everyone, Hailey here- As you know, our time is growing short living in China and working with PDXWildlife. These past three months seem to have flown by; it’s overwhelming to look back on them and remember all the amazing experiences that I’ve had....
by Meg | Aug 15, 2016 | Panda |
Brian Kinane updates us on the new Baixiongping- Rewind October 2002- Wolong, a successful breeding program has led to a dramatic rise in the number of Giant Pandas ex-situ. As more and more of these fluffy charismatic bears stake claim here, competition for...
by Meg | Aug 14, 2016 | Internship |
Hi everybody, Doireann Ferris here- Now that our internship with PDXWildlife is coming to an end I am heartbroken, but proud that all our hard work has paid off and all of the panda personality trials have been completed. Each of us 4 interns ran 10 trials on each of...
by Meg | Aug 7, 2016 | Conservation
As you know, our focus at PDXWildlife is the Giant Panda, but there are many treasured animals in Asia! Hailey and I have ventured to Thailand, where we got to experience a different flavor of conservation with the Asian Elephant in Chiang Mai. Elephant Nature Park is...
by Meg | Jul 29, 2016 | Internship
Hi Everyone. Doireann Here- Being a foreign intern here in China is an experience like no other! Since this country is so vastly huge, tourists in Bifengxia are often from a different part of China. As a result, many local people have never seen foreigners before....
