by Meg | Mar 20, 2014 | Antarctica, Conservation, Current Endangered Species News, Endangered Species, Marine Mammal, wildlife
Animals amaze me every single day and stories I hear at the zoo sometimes blow me away with an animal’s intense concentration to detail, forward thinking, or surprising humanism. This is one of those stories . . . I just read on National Geographic that one of...
by Meg | Mar 14, 2014 | Conservation, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
With our China trip just around the corner, we have nearly everything prepared. Even though we don’t leave for a month, it’s best to check items off of your to-do-list as soon as possible. Here is a condensed version of what needs to be done- 1) Book...
by Meg | Jan 29, 2014 | animal, Conservation, Current Endangered Species News, Endangered Species, Environmental Impact, Internship, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
We will be returning to China beginning April 12th. Although this trip will not be nearly as long as our previous visits, we hope to accomplish much. We regret not being able to devote more time to our travels, but 2014 seems to be the year to wrap up all of our...
by Meg | Jan 3, 2014 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Impact, Sustainable seafood
This is a call to action for all Portlanders! Go download our restaurant recruitment cards and start leaving them at all your favorite seafood restaurants. Our goal is to get 10 new restaurants on board by the end of May!! . . . Maybe you all can make it 50 or 100!...
by Meg | Dec 30, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife |
Grace left Bi Feng Xia right before Thanksgiving here in the states. Her departure marked the official end of data collection on our panda project. There’s a little bit of sadness in seeing this project wrap up as I’ve had so much fun with it! (I promise...
by Meg | Nov 20, 2013 | Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife |
This fact is directly relevant to Meghan’s recent fund-raising campaign to analyze fecal samples from the pandas in her study . . . 5. Pandas’ can produce 48-62 pounds of waste each day That’s 21-28kg for the people back in my homeland. I bet I could name one of...
by ddishman | Nov 16, 2013 | Conservation, Current Endangered Species News, Environmental Impact, grass roots, Science, wildlife
Staff scientist Diana with some of her friends in the town of Salvacion, in the rural Philippine municipality of Busuanga We wanted to take a break from the wildlife today to remember that there is no conservation without a community of support. If you’ve been...
by Meg | Nov 14, 2013 | Internship, Panda, wildlife
Fact #4: Black and white…not exactly the most camouflaged, or is it? A question that is yet to be answered; why is the panda black and white? What advantage does this bring to them? If they have evolved other vital adaptations for survival why is their fur still...
by Meg | Nov 9, 2013 | Conservation, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife
To continue on with our Fun Facts about Giant Pandas Series let’s move to #3 . . . Fun Fact #3: “Researches have counted 11 different panda calls” https://www.pdxwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bleat_chirp.m4a While observing the pandas I hear their...
by Meg | Nov 6, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda |
You’ll remember that Fun Fact #1 was about the panda bears bamboo diet. Here’s fun fact #2! Fun Fact #2: Giant Pandas have an extended wrist bone that acts like an opposable thumb [1] The pseudo thumb of the giant panda has to be one of evolutions...
