by Meg | Mar 4, 2013 | animal, Current Endangered Species News, Environmental Impact, Panda, pollution, Science, wildlife
The extreme difficulty in obtaining permits to transfer biological samples back to the United States from China has caused our mercury project to use a lab here in China. We are very pleased to have made contact with one of China’s foremost Methylmercury...
by Meg | Mar 2, 2013 | animal, Internship, Panda, Science
We’d like you to meet our new panda intern, Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie will be arriving in Ya’An March 19th and will be working on the mate preference study. Stephanie has always had a passion for animals (especially bears!) and conservation. A large...
by Meg | Feb 28, 2013 | animal, Around PDX, Current Endangered Species News, Panda, Science |
The Portland Tribune has featured our panda research on the front page, emphasizing the importance of mate choice in zoos. Check out the article and let me know what you think! It’s perfect timing as March is the month for panda breeding. -Meg
by Meg | Feb 13, 2013 | Panda, wildlife |
We had the first mating at the panda base this weekend (2/11-2/12). I figure that’s close enough to Valentines Day that I could write “Valentine’s Day” post about it! This particular mating was a special one for me as the female, Zhen Zhen,...
by Meg | Nov 19, 2012 | Internship, Panda, Travel
If you’re interested in working on reproductive behavior in giant pandas or conservation biology in general and want a great opportunity – you’ve found it. I’m looking for two students to be at the CCRCGP during part of my stay and the rest of...
