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?
Climb for Cats Charity Fundraiser
If you're in the Portland area this weekend on Saturday the 17th and want to contribute to a wildlife cause (or perhaps reducing unwanted wildlife in the city is a more appropriate way to word it) then stop by the First Annual Climb for Cats. All proceeds will go to...
September Swift Migration
Grab some beverages, a blanket, and some goodies and head on over to the Chapman School for the swifts migration and roosting every night in September. The swifts are at their peak right now with literally hundreds of swifts flying in and out every night. Portland...
Panda poop as biofuel: who’d have thought?
The thing I like most about science is the types of projects you get when you bring in someone from an entirely different field who has new fresh ideas. I definitely wouldn't have thought to study the bacteria that create a special enzyme that help pandas to break...
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