by Kate VanRaden | Jan 26, 2018 | animal, China, Conservation, Education, Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife, Science |
Name: Hua Mei Gender: Female DOB: August 21, 1999 Stud #: 487 Astrological star sign: Leo Hobbies: Eating bamboo, sitting, sleeping Hua Mei is somewhat of an international celebrity. Having been born at the San Diego Zoo, she is a panda of great importance to the...
by Kate VanRaden | Jan 22, 2018 | animal, Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife, PDXWildlife, Science |
After having worked with both grizzlies and pandas, I think it would be a neat idea to compare the two (Thank you Frances Aronson for the idea). For 2 bear species, they’re about as different as bears can be. The giant panda’s evolution diverged from the...
by Kate VanRaden | Jan 18, 2018 | China, Internship, Panda, PDX Wildlife, PDXWildlife |
The star of this post is Jin Ke 津柯 (#743), or as John likes to call him, Janky. This stud muffin was born July 15th, 2009, which makes him 8 years old. Both his mother, Baixue, and father, Ping Ping, were wild-born. Sadly, both passed away in 2015. Jin Ke was born...
by Meg | Jan 5, 2018 | PDXWildlife
Today’s the last day to get in on our New Year’s donation special – welcome in the new year by donating to a good cause (i.e. PDXWildlife!) and receive not only our 2018 Panda Calendar featuring your favorite CCRCGP bears but also a brand new Panda...
by Meg | Jan 4, 2018 | Science |
2017 was quite a year for PDXWildlife in terms of scientific publications, internship opportunities, and trips to China to support our continued research on giant pandas. However, as we look ahead to 2018, the travel schedule doesn’t seem to be slowing down. On...
by Meg | Dec 29, 2017 | Science
As the year winds down,PDXWildlife and our dedicated supporters have cause to celebrate many positive impacts made for pandas and people over the past 12 months. We have had so many accomplishments in 2017! While the road ahead holds more challenges, it’s important to...
by Meg | Dec 19, 2017 | Science |
It is time for my last update from “The ‘Da”, as I will be leaving here in just a few days. I have really enjoyed all the work that I have been doing with the pandas, and despite its isolation, the town of Gengda has welcomed us and feels like it is now my Chinese...
by Meg | Dec 12, 2017 | Internship |
My name is John Nettles and I’m an aspiring wildlife biologist from Austin, Texas. I was 10 years old when I first saw a wild bear on a family vacation in Alaska and have not lost interest since. On a trip to Glacier National Park a few years later, we spotted a...
by Meg | Dec 7, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
We hopped off of the long distance bus around 4:30 pm and was greeted with near freezing winds at the eerily quiet and closed Gengda bus station. After gathering our bags and zipping up our jackets, we made our way to the intern apartments about 1/4 mile up the...
by Meg | Dec 5, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
As I pack our video and audio equipment into boxes, there are some bittersweet feelings in the air here at Bifengxia. We’ve been tip-toeing around the fact that the CCRCGP breedings will now take place at Gengda. Which, at this point, means that we will need to...
