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?
Observing Duo Duo
Panda People! Another week has past! Last week was dedicated to doing stereotype observations and I got to watch one of my favorite pandas, Wu Gang! He’s the only panda at the base with a pink nose. After he eats his favorite snack – panda bread – he spends a good 15...
Much deserved (and a little belated) “Thank You”
With my crazy fall schedule I've been bad about actually sharing many of the photos and stories I collected while at BFX. I was lucky enough to meet the parents of two of my 2016 Fall Interns - a first for me as usually parents have traditionally come at the end of...
BFX 2016 Cubs : Scout’s photo update
Hey Everyone! If you’ve been keeping up with the other blogs then you’ll know that we’ve been on the hunt for flaming hot Cheetos! We got discouraged by the “spicy” Cheetos we found in Chengdu – unfortunately, they weren’t the same L BUT we haven’t given up hope and...
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