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?
Emei Shan Adventures
After competing our first of three months at the panda base, we recently enjoyed a weekend getaway adventure to the Mount Emei Scenic Area. Our first stop was the Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone Buddha in the world. It stands 71 meters tall and was built...
Teddy’s & Pandas
We’re baaaaaaccckk! 🙂 We came home Saturday with tired feet and SO MANY pictures. Thousands of stairs were climbed during our mini-vacay to Leshan and Emeishan, but Ari will regale you with those adventures later in the week. Today, I wanted to share with you some of...
Giant Panda Male-Male Competition
Some of you may be wondering what we do over here besides having bamboo fights and hanging out with pandas all day. We are conducting research on the effects of male-male competition in giant pandas during breeding season. The enclosures are set up so that a female...
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