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?
Our first week at Bifengxia: Winter Intern
We have been in Bifengxia just over a week now and slowly getting used to standing and watching the pandas in the cold, for Gigi (who is from Hawaii) it has been extremely cold. The second you see the first panda of the day, you forget all about being cold. Breeding...
Last but not Least: Haley Graf 2017 Panda Intern
We've been busy with matings but it looks like we may get a little bit of a lull soon, fingers crossed we'll have a little breathing time and maybe even get to take a full day off!! Until then, you guys can read up on our final intern introduction blog, here's Haley:...
2017 Winter Panda Intern: Stephanie Crider
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 estrous behaviors. This...
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