by Meg | Feb 26, 2017 | Conservation, Internship, wildlife |
Breeding season has been weird so far this year. Just to give a quick update and comparison to other years, usually we have two – three “early” females from Feb 15th – March 1st which are great for training because we slowly ramp into the...
by Meg | Dec 15, 2015 | Science, wildlife |
So what is our big news that we’ve been hinting about for the last couple of weeks? My PhD work on giant panda mate choice just got published in Nature Communications (click to read the full article)! I’m over-the-moon with the positive responses...
by Meg | May 22, 2015 | animal, Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Nonprofit, Panda, Travel, wildlife
The Giant Panda mating season is over. Two days ago, Gong Zhu, was the last female panda to mate. And now, the breeding center is getting ready hosting the pregnant pandas! But today´s bulletin will be about our visit a few days ago to Animals Asia Foundation...
by Meg | May 14, 2015 | Conservation, Internship, Nonprofit, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
I can’t believe I’ve already been in Ya’an for a week! Where has the time gone? I have spent most of this week getting adjusted to the jet lag and culture. My first few days were so busy with touring Ya’an; grocery shopping, attending a Chinese wedding lunch...
by Meg | May 12, 2015 | Conservation, Education, Internship, Nonprofit, Science, wildlife
Miranda Reinson is originally from Hillsborough, New Jersey. She currently in her last months as a senior at the University of Delaware on track to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Conservation on May 30! She has been looking into attending Graduate...
by Meg | May 7, 2015 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Nonprofit, Panda, Science, wildlife
For this week, I have prepared a lot of pictures (and a small video too!). Here’s what happened last week: Last Tuesday, the vets, managers and keepers at the base collected Yi Bao´s sperm. Here are a few pictures of the procedure: Here is short video of Zhaung...
