by Meg | Jan 29, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Environmental Impact, Marine Mammal
A new study published in the most recent edition of Biological Conservation reported that many of the smaller marine mammals such as dolphins, porpoises and manatees are ending up on the menu in many parts of the world. ScienceDaily, Jan. 24th, 2012....
by Meg | Jan 27, 2012 | Antarctica, Around PDX, Environmental Impact, Travel
PDX Wildlife is very fortunate to have such a dedicated team of researchers who travel all overthe world. One such researcher, Isaac Sleadd, recently returned from Antarctica with a treasure trove of biological samples. Although Isaac studies antifreeze proteins, he...
by ddishman | Jan 25, 2012 | Around PDX, Misc. |
If you’ve been interested in the status of wolves in Oregon since they were delisted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2010 you’re not alone – in fact, the wildlife conservation news website The Wildlife News has an entire category dedicated...
by Meg | Jan 23, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Panda
Read this fabulous NPR article on the work of George Schaller who wrote the book The Last Panda. Schallers’ work showed for the first time that the panda population wasn’t decreasing due to cyclic bamboo grooves providing an unreliable food source but...
by ddishman | Jan 21, 2012 | Grass Roots Programs, Marine Mammal |
This will be the final installment of the research updates I wrote while working in the Philippines. The main objective of the research arm of our project was to establish whether dugongs (Dugong dugon), an endangered marine mammal species related to manatees, were...
by ddishman | Jan 17, 2012 | Misc. |
As anyone who has participated in conservation in developing countries can tell you, you won’t get anywhere without the support of local communities. They have to trust you, respect your knowledge and your institution, and have a vested interest in the outcome of your...
by Meg | Jan 16, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Panda |
A big welcome to Huan Huan & Yuan Zi! The giant pandas are arriving at ZooParc de Beauval in France today on loan from Chengdu Panda Research Base. Go take a look at their last couple of hours in Chengdu and the beautiful pictures from their farewell ceremony. ...
by ddishman | Jan 15, 2012 | Grass Roots Programs
First of all, thanks to Meg for posting my blog updates until my return from the Philippines. As I mentioned previously, overfishing is a huge concern for the protection of marine ecosystems as well as the future economies of local communities. Fishing provides an...
by Meg | Jan 14, 2012 | Antarctica, Around PDX |
Isaac, our staff scientist recently returned from Antarctica. Though he was gone for nearly 3 months, we would receive videos of him hard at work at McMurdo Station. Isaac, who is strumming away on the left there, just returned from the far south. We are excited to...
by Meg | Jan 9, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Panda
If you missed it in early December, the Edinburgh Zoo just received Tian Tian and Yang Guang from China (read the full story at the BBC). Last year while we were in China the CCRCGP was all abuzz with getting this breeding pair ready to leave, which meant that we got...
