by Meg | Dec 4, 2017 | Internship |
My name is Jeremy Vandenberg, and I recently graduated from Middlebury College with a Conservation Biology major and Chinese minor. Much of my time in school was spent out in the field conducting macroinvertebrate surveys or bird banding, in the lab, or in my room...
by Meg | Nov 27, 2017 | Internship, Panda |
As Nate and the new interns get set up I thought I’d take the time to introduce you to the group you’ll be reading about over the next couple of weeks in Bifengxia. Here’s the introductory blog from the first of our three Christmas interns, Mingfei...
by Meg | Nov 15, 2017 | Internship, Panda |
Rounding the corner behind BXP, I eagerly await seeing the smiling face of Duo Duo the panda. The past few weeks of persistent drizzling does not seem to stop Duo Duo from greeting me outside the door of her indoor enclosure. We get a clear view of one another, only...
by Meg | Nov 13, 2017 | Internship, Panda |
Bai Yang, one of the most frequented pandas you come across at the base, should be on a watch list. From his good looks, to his winning personality, it’s hard to stay away from this handsome boy. This guy is a true outdoor bear; that becomes very stereotypical when...
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...
