by Meg | Oct 23, 2017 | Panda |
We are entering our 7th week at Bifengxia, and each of us has found a kindred spirit in a particular panda. When you first arrive, distinguishing one bear from another can be challenging, but after many weeks of face time you become an expert at picking out small...
by Meg | Oct 13, 2017 | Internship |
As the Gengda panda base is quite a way up in the mountains, it provides for some amazing views while I am conducting my observations. I really love being able to watch and observe the pandas each day. Although we are still working through figuring out who is who in...
by Meg | Oct 8, 2017 | Internship |
Giulia Ciminelli is our second fall 2017 Gengda weaning intern and she has a special love for giant pandas that I think most of our followers can relate to. Lets hear what brought her to our program and how her first week went. Greetings PDXWildlife! My name is...
by Meg | Oct 2, 2017 | Science |
Hello! My name is Shalyn Gordon and I will be traveling to the panda base in Gengda, China this fall as one of the interns working on the new weaning research. In the past, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to intern at a marine mammal and sea turtle rescue...
by Meg | Sep 26, 2017 | Panda |
Wishing Wen Yu a happy birthday: hopefully filled with panda bread cake, topped with a bamboo candle. This sweet girl is 10 years young and continues to have the cuteness factor in check. Wen Yu was born in captivity in Wolong BC on September 24th. At only 10, she has...
by Meg | Sep 24, 2017 | Internship |
We are still hard at work with our reintroduction project and things are finally starting to go a lot more smoothly. As with any new study, there are speed bumps and things that occur which you didn’t consider at the beginning of the study. This requires being...
by Meg | Sep 23, 2017 | Internship |
As we conclude our first several weeks at Bifengxia, it’s a great time to reflect on the delightful conglomeration of exploring and learning that we’ve experienced. The three of us hit the ground running (literally and figuratively); combing the scenic expanses of the...
by Meg | Sep 15, 2017 | Internship |
What’s black and white and loved all over? Yang Yang! And what a unique panda Yang Yang is, given his life history and stereotypic behaviours. First off, Yang Yang was born in the wilds of Baishuiji, China in October of 2001. In 2002 he was brought to the Bifengxia...
by Meg | Sep 13, 2017 | Internship |
Everyone say nǐ hǎo (hello) to Chu Xin and Pang Niu! These are the cubs at the Shenshuping Kindergarten who are now a part of our reintroduction study. So far, we have only been working with the bears at Tiantiashan and Hetoping, collecting data on release...
by Meg | Sep 9, 2017 | Science |
Located about 2 hours from Chengdu, Gengda is nestled in the picturesque Wolong Nature Reserve and is the newest location within the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP). All together, the CCRCGP is comprised of Bifengxia, Dujiangyan,...
