Our Mission
Protect and restore species and habitat diversity for future generations
through our local and global wildlife conservation initiatives.
Our Research
Giant Panda
Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly
Internships
Our Current Priorities
Male-Male competition
Our team Operations
Maternal Care
What We Do
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Research
We develop and conduct innovative in situ and ex situ wildlife research to identify critical conservation issues and provide creative solutions to managers and fellow scientists.
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Internships
We train promising young scientists through our intensive internship programs and educate local communities on actions they can take to conserve and benefit from their natural resources.
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Applied Biology
We focus our research to answer specific pressing questions imperiled species are encountering and incorporate the newest innovations and cutting edge research into our conservation projects.
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Integration
We integrate the above techniques to implement focused conservation initiatives at the LOCAL level that promote and support wildlife, habitat, and biodiversity conservation at the GLOBAL level.
Who We Are
Meghan Martin-Wintle PhD
Director
Meagan Gombart
Communications/Outreach Manager
Katie Zajac
Research Associate
Sharon Glaeser
Conservation Biologist
What’s Happening Now?
Did You Know? The History of Pandas: Part 1
Yesterday I was reading a book from the Base and I learned many interesting stories about Pandas. I thought it will be a nice topic to write about, so here is the first story of many: “The Panda and the fashion designer”: Do you know who was the first person to take...
Visiting Su Lin and her baby at Hetaoping
I promised Frances that I'd get some pictures of Su Lin and her new baby while in China. Little did I know that this request would be harder to fulfill than I originally thought! We left Ya'an on the 10th, stopped at the Dujiangyan giant panda base for lunch and to...
Being a PDXWildlife Panda Intern: Through Maria’s Eyes
We promised to post a cute video Maria made that she wanted to share with you about her first weeks in China. Here it is! Hope you all enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRPvuTURMIc
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