by crestedgibbon | Apr 11, 2012 | Crested Gibbon |
As I near the end of my time here I feel compelled to write something about the unique Lao culture, customs, people, and how all of this relates to conserving wildlife. I have been impressed by the generosity, kindness, and gentleness of Lao people. The religion in...
by Meg | Apr 10, 2012 | Panda, Travel |
If you hadn’t heard, Nate had to fly back to America for some environmental monitoring work. Which left Dee and me in China on our own. Which also meant she has to become a defacto panda scientist for our last month here. I’m writing this as Dee tosses...
by crestedgibbon | Apr 5, 2012 | Crested Gibbon
I just got back from an amazing trip to Yunnan China. My Dad came to visit me and we flew from Vientiane to Kunming. Kunming is the only city that Lao Airlines flies direct to in China. Our plan was to spend some time in Kunming and then take the bus down to Dali so I...
by Meg | Apr 4, 2012 | Panda, Sponsors, Travel |
If you’re wondering why there was such a lag between posts for the last couple of weeks it’s because we’ve hit the second “wave” of females going into estrus over here in Bi Feng Xia. One of the females that went into estrous right before...
by Meg | Apr 2, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Environmental Impact, Panda, pollution, Travel |
Bamboo comprises 90-100% of the Pandas diet and is collected from all over the Sichuan province to feed the bears insatiable appetite. In a previous study that we performed last year, the bamboo that was collected near the city center in comparison to samples...
by Meg | Mar 23, 2012 | Panda |
It’s official – I’m a TV star in China. Or will be . . . The last two days CCTV (China’s largest most watched network) filmed me and my research for a documentary piece on pandas in China. They asked me why I chose to study pandas and what...
by crestedgibbon | Mar 21, 2012 | Crested Gibbon |
Did I mention that it is hot here? It is really really hot! It must be getting up into the 100s on some days. When I walk in the sun I feel like I am in a sauna. Luckily my work is in the forest where there is shade. However, in any of the developed areas there are no...
by Meg | Mar 19, 2012 | Panda |
I just had to do Lu Lu this week because he’s been such a good breeder these last two weeks. He is by far the longest intromissions I’ve seen (he held on to Xi Mei for 12.5 minutes! The longest I’ve ever seen is 30 and I think 2 minutes or so is...
by crestedgibbon | Mar 17, 2012 | Crested Gibbon |
I just returned from Hanoi Vietnam where I attended the conference “Building Partnerships in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for the U.S. The conference was wonderful. I met a ton of interesting Americans working on Fulbrights. I also got to do some...
by Meg | Mar 17, 2012 | Panda
What better way to finish up St. Patrick’s Day then green snap shots from your favorite green organization – US! Here’s St. Patty’s from the panda base. 1. The CCRCGP logo, 2. Bai Yang immersed in his bamboo, 3. The researchcenters sign...
