by Kate VanRaden | Jan 22, 2018 | animal, Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife, PDXWildlife, Science |
After having worked with both grizzlies and pandas, I think it would be a neat idea to compare the two (Thank you Frances Aronson for the idea). For 2 bear species, they’re about as different as bears can be. The giant panda’s evolution diverged from the...
by Kate VanRaden | Jan 18, 2018 | China, Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife, PDXWildlife |
The star of this post is Jin Ke 津柯 (#743), or as John likes to call him, Janky. This stud muffin was born July 15th, 2009, which makes him 8 years old. Both his mother, Baixue, and father, Ping Ping, were wild-born. Sadly, both passed away in 2015. Jin Ke was born...
by Meg | Nov 22, 2016 | PDX Wildlife |
Come meet the newest PDXWildlife, Giant Panda Intern: Zachary Steele- Hey everybody, my name is Zach Steele and I’m one of the giant panda Winter Interns! I’m going to just go by Steele though because there happens to be two Zachs in this intern group and let’s just...
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 | Mar 20, 2016 | Panda, PDX Wildlife
PDXWildlife has had a nearly constant presence at Bifengxia since 2011. Given the size of the facility it’s easy to meet a new faces each year. I first met Cheng Jian Bin, or “Bean” as we call him, last winter. Little did I know that he has been here...
by Meg | Mar 18, 2016 | Panda, PDX Wildlife |
A vast majority of our posts are focused on giant pandas, with little attention given to staff who take care of these black and white balls of fur. Let’s turn the table and focus on the keepers in a mini series so aptly named- Keeper Profiles. ...
