by Meg | Jun 12, 2015 | Internship
I don’t know how closely everyone read Lauran’s welcome blog, but it’s been her life long dream to work on pandas and she’s been training to become a keeper with the BMZA program in Portland, OR at the PCC Rock Creek campus. Working as...
by Meg | Jun 6, 2015 | Education
PDX Wildlife was fortunate to be invited to Beijing for the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Our very own Lauran Hunter and Maria Blanco Perez were able to attend. A special thanks goes to Dr. Dingzhen Liu of the Beijing Normal University for...
by Meg | Jun 4, 2015 | Event
We are excited to be presenting at another OMSI Science Pub Night. Our very own Director, Meghan Martin, PhD. will be on stage, guiding us through the previous five years of Giant Panda research. If you enjoy hearing about endangered species, mate choice, or just love...
by Meg | Jun 1, 2015 | Internship
Our Giant Panda Fall Internship has one more available position. The deadline is Saturday, June 6th, so hurry to apply. PDX Wildlife has been offering international endangered species internships since 2011. Our Giant Panda internships put well qualified students,...
by Meg | May 26, 2015 | Internship
Pandas don’t just sleep and eat… well at least not during breeding season. Researching and working with endangered species and ecosystems is what I thrive to do. Having the opportunity to work with such an iconic and special animal has been an amazing...
by Meg | May 22, 2015 | animal, Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Nonprofit, Panda, Travel, wildlife
The Giant Panda mating season is over. Two days ago, Gong Zhu, was the last female panda to mate. And now, the breeding center is getting ready hosting the pregnant pandas! But today´s bulletin will be about our visit a few days ago to Animals Asia Foundation...
by Meg | May 17, 2015 | Internship
Jasmine is from Tucson, Arizona and is currently a junior undergraduate student at Reed College in Portland, Oregon where she is majoring in psychology with an allied field of cognitive science. She is interested in comparative cognition as well as the applications of...
by Meg | May 14, 2015 | Conservation, Internship, Nonprofit, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
I can’t believe I’ve already been in Ya’an for a week! Where has the time gone? I have spent most of this week getting adjusted to the jet lag and culture. My first few days were so busy with touring Ya’an; grocery shopping, attending a Chinese wedding lunch...
by Meg | May 12, 2015 | Conservation, Education, Internship, Nonprofit, Science, wildlife
Miranda Reinson is originally from Hillsborough, New Jersey. She currently in her last months as a senior at the University of Delaware on track to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Conservation on May 30! She has been looking into attending Graduate...
by Meg | May 7, 2015 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Nonprofit, Panda, Science, wildlife
For this week, I have prepared a lot of pictures (and a small video too!). Here’s what happened last week: Last Tuesday, the vets, managers and keepers at the base collected Yi Bao´s sperm. Here are a few pictures of the procedure: Here is short video of Zhaung...
