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?
Shifting
“Shifting” in zoos and sanctuaries means to move an animal from one enclosure to the next, through a door. Shifting can be done by calling out a word like the animal’s name, a key word, or by positive reinforcement (food or enrichment). At the China...
What Sounds Do Pandas Make?
If you’re like me, you may have randomly asked yourself, “what sound do pandas make?” Truthfully, before this internship, the only time I’ve ever heard a panda make any kind of noise was when I watched the famous “sneezing panda” video on youtube...
Lost in Translation
It’s no secret that when traveling to a foreign country, especially one that speaks a different language, you will hit a couple of speed bumps. Whether it’s on the base or in the city, we do indeed run into communication problems. On the base, we sometimes have...
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