by Meg | Oct 1, 2015 | Education
On Friday, Nov. 20th, the Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society will be hosting the workshop – Hunting With Non-lead Ammunition: Preserving Hunting and Wildlife for Oregon’s Future. PDXWildlife will be in attendance and we hope that others will join. The...
by Meg | Sep 29, 2015 | Internship
With our Feb. 15th -May 15th Giant Panda internship now closed, we though it would be a good idea for everyone to meet the PDXWildlife panda team. Meghan Martin, pictured in the black panda hat, is the director of PDXWildlife and the lead biologist on the Giant Panda...
by Meg | Sep 11, 2015 | Internship
We’ve had a good response since first announcing our Spring 2016 Giant Panda Internship. Applications are due September 20th, so be sure to submit yours before then. New this year- PDXWildlife is now able to provide roundtrip airfare for the most qualified...
by Meg | Sep 10, 2015 | Internship
Oh China, how have you hidden the great wonders of yourself from me? Being a first-time emigrant and consequently a first-time flier, the world seems to be so much larger and more bizarre than I had thought it would ever be. For that, I have the bustling city of Ya’an...
by Meg | Aug 28, 2015 | Panda |
Our camera-savvy PDX Wildlife intern, Angelica Ruedas, was able to snap a few cub photos while she was collecting data at the Bifengxia breeding center. The only dilemma that I am having in posting them is that I am unsure of who is who. All of the cubs in the photos...
by Meg | Aug 27, 2015 | China, Internship |
With the jet lag cleared from my head, I was able to spend a little time to sort through my collection of pictures that I had accumulated during my trip to China. Being the project manager for PDXWildlife, I get the pleasure of welcoming interns into China (I love my...
by Meg | Aug 26, 2015 | China, Panda
The base has recently been booming with newborns; newborn twins that is! There are currently 12 babies at Bifengxia! Recently, Ge Ge gave birth to twins on Sunday night 08/09/2015, Jing Xin who gave birth to twins on Friday night 08/14/2015, and the famous San Diego...
by Meg | Aug 16, 2015 | PDX Wildlife
On Saturday, Aug. 12th, PDX Wildlife celebrated its Annual Event with an evening of spicy food and small talks about the future of panda research. The event was small and intimate but was kept exciting with stories of China and Pandas from one of our board members,...
by Meg | Aug 8, 2015 | Panda
As you have probably guessed from reading this blog, PDXWildlife does most of our work at Bifengxia and not the Chengdu base. The relationship between specific giant panda bases and zoos/research organizations tends to be pretty tight. For example, San Diego Zoo has...
by Meg | Aug 6, 2015 | How to help
YOU CAN HELP PDXWILDLIFE EARN DONATIONS JUST BY SHOPPING WITH YOUR FRED MEYER REWARDS CARD! Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. Here’s how the program...
