by Meg | Mar 29, 2016 | China, PDXWildlife |
As I stuff the last of my dirty clothes into my luggage, I begin to get excited to see my wife and daughter. However, leaving China is never an easy process as it has an addictive quality about it. Weather it’s the smell of freshly steamed baozi or sleepy eyed...
by Meg | Mar 23, 2016 | PDX Wildlife |
Employed by the CCRCGP since 2000, Dong Li or Mr. Dong as we call him, is the lead keeper at the Bifengxia breeding center. His knowledge of the bears behaviors and how to best pair males and females together is second-to-none. He is an invaluable resource for...
by Meg | Feb 12, 2016 | Panda, Science |
We’ve been lucky with the weather over the last couple of days. The sunshine has brought all of the moms and cubs outside to play – including Ying Hua and her cub! As you’ll recall from Daniel’s and Nate’s last posts on Ying Hua and...
by Meg | Jan 21, 2016 | Nonprofit, Panda, PDX Wildlife
With the beginning of the new year, the panda research season also kicks off. In a few days, PDXWildlife ships off to Sichuan, China to train a team of 4 interns to collect behavioral data as well as the highly lucrative job of bagging panda poop. The PDXWildlife...
by Meg | Nov 2, 2015 | Antarctica, Environmental Impact, PDX Wildlife, Science |
A few steps removed from giant pandas, but in-line with PDXWildlife’s research ability, we began studying mercury concentrations in Antarctic fish species about the same time that we began studying pandas. The “pristine” ecosystem of the Antarctic...
