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?
3D Panda Movie and filming process
I don't know if I mentioned this earlier (we didn't know how hush, hush this project was so were hesitant to publish anything on the blog), but National Geographic and Sky 3D were at the breeding center this winter filming an exciting new 3D panda movie! It is going...
Analyzing personalities of panda bears and an intern’s film career
I started the personality study a couple of weeks ago and so far every panda has had a different reaction to the novel objects. Other than deflating the basketball, Hai Zi showed little interest in either of the novel objects. Xin Nier interacted with most of the...
PDX Hosts World Environmental Day
Did you know that this past week our lovely city Portland hosted World Environmental Day? We were chosen for our environtmentally friendly city. Way to go Portland, we're proud of you!
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