by Meg | May 30, 2016 | Internship
PDXWildlife has offered internships to study giant pandas in Sichuan, China since 2011. Each intern brings with them a different background and this makes for a unique experience for both Meghan and I, as well as the interns themselves. Along the way, we have been...
by Meg | May 29, 2016 | Panda
Now it’s official. The last mating of the season just took place between Ge Ge and Wu Gang. Given that it’s May 30th, this can be considered a late breeding. Ge Ge was transferred back to Bifengxia a few days ago and put between Tong Tong and Wu Jun but...
by Meg | May 29, 2016 | Internship |
Hello everyone! It’s me, Hailey (the tallest intern). My first week in Ya’an has been absolutely phenomenal. As I sat on the bus to Bifengxia for our very first day at the base I was filled with excitement, not only to be in a new place, with a new...
by Meg | May 27, 2016 | Panda |
In celebration of Lin Bing’s 7th birthday, and at the request of a few loyal PDXWildlife followers, we wanted to sing happy birthday. We also attempted to give her an ice block birthday cake but she seemed uninterested. Lin Bing is quite a special bear with many...
by Meg | May 26, 2016 | Travel
“This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.” ― Alexander McCall Smith I’m so sorry that it has taken me a while to rebound enough from my Edinburgh trip to give you guys an...
by Meg | May 24, 2016 | PDXWildlife
We have a sequence of events that we try to follow when bringing in new interns. First, we introduce them to the city, and second, we introduce them to the panda base. We do the first two as low-keyed half days, but on the third day we spend about 10 hours at...
by Meg | May 23, 2016 | Internship
If you ask any of our past interns, the first two weeks are overwhelmingly the most difficult. Jet-lagged, exhausted, and required to begin training in endangered species research almost immediately upon arrival, it’s easy to understand why the transition is...
by Meg | May 20, 2016 | PDXWildlife |
With the temperature and humidity in the upper 80’s, Beijing certainly gave me a warm welcome. I think my ideal range is more in line with what a panda prefers, but at least I don’t have to put up with all that hair. During my short time here, I was able...
by Meg | May 17, 2016 | PDXWildlife
The PDXWildlife panda team, which consists of the lovely Meghan Martin-Wintle and the complimentary Nathan Wintle, had to pull double travel duty this week. I’m currently in China preparing for the arrival of the new interns, with Meghan attending the...
by Meg | May 16, 2016 | Panda |
With an easily identifiable foaming mouth and stereotypic pacing, Lu Lu (#503), was moved from Bifengxia to Gengda. A wild caught panda, Lu Lu is thought to have been born in 1999, making him 17 years old. I’ve gotten to know him over the previous five years,...
