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 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...
by Meg | Nov 1, 2013 | Conservation, Environmental Impact, Sustainable seafood
“Sustainability is complicated, but dinner is a reality that we all very much understand.”
– Barton Seaver, Sustainability Fellow in Residence, New England Aquarium The oceans have changed more in the last 30 years than in all of human history. Decades of intense...
by Meg | Oct 13, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife |
I’ve been on base and annoying the keepers for nearly seven whole weeks. Time flies when you work with pandas. In the seven weeks I’ve been at Bi Feng Xia I’ve made progress on all studies and have finished the maternal observations. There’s still a lot of work to be...
by Meg | Sep 30, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Panda, Science, wildlife
You know you have one of the best jobs in the world when you get to watch baby pandas play during your time off. I often walk down to the Kindergarten on base and just sit and watch. I find it incredible that such a solitary animal can be so social. These furry...
