by Meg | Mar 10, 2017 | Internship
We have been officially interning for over a week at the Bifengxia Panda Base here in Ya’an, China. One week seems shallow compared to the three months we will be here yet we’ve already learned and experienced so much about pandas, the culture, the history and...
by Meg | Feb 20, 2017 | Science |
The PDXWildlife Winter Research season is about to kick off and I’m writing this in the airport as I wait for, yet another, delayed flight to San Francisco. Fingers crossed I make it to my connection (and my bags do as well!). While I’m never thrilled...
by Meg | Dec 21, 2016 | Internship
So the last couple of days have been absolutely insane but a common theme hidden within the craziness has been trees full of pandas. Yes you heard me correctly, trees overflowing with, more often than not, tiny little black and white fuzz balls. That’s because a...
by Meg | Dec 12, 2016 | China
While PDXWildlife heavily focuses their internship program on science and study design, an exciting and necessary addition is cultural immersion. Without diving head-first into the complexities of Chinese society, one might not receive the full experience that this...
by Meg | Dec 5, 2016 | Internship
With three glorious days at the panda base going over the details of freeze drying as well as memorizing the stereotypic behaviors, we decided to take a partial day of rest in the city of Ya’an. As foreigners living in a Chinese city, we are required to register...
