by Meg | Dec 3, 2017 | Travel |
I love visiting Bifengxia in December for multiple reasons. The first is that we are outside of the tourist season and the airplanes, buses, and cities are somewhat empty. Second is the cold temperatures. Lastly, and arguably my favorite, is that I get to have...
by Meg | Nov 29, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
Ya’an still isn’t awake as we leave the apartment at 6:30 am to grab some breakfast before heading up the hill to Bifengxia. Our typical meal consists of meat or mushroom dumplings and warm soy milk in bowls, usually costing about 0.85 cents. The...
by Meg | Oct 13, 2017 | Internship |
As the Gengda panda base is quite a way up in the mountains, it provides for some amazing views while I am conducting my observations. I really love being able to watch and observe the pandas each day. Although we are still working through figuring out who is who in...
by Meg | Oct 8, 2017 | Internship |
Giulia Ciminelli is our second fall 2017 Gengda weaning intern and she has a special love for giant pandas that I think most of our followers can relate to. Lets hear what brought her to our program and how her first week went. Greetings PDXWildlife! My name is...
by Meg | Sep 26, 2017 | Panda |
Wishing Wen Yu a happy birthday: hopefully filled with panda bread cake, topped with a bamboo candle. This sweet girl is 10 years young and continues to have the cuteness factor in check. Wen Yu was born in captivity in Wolong BC on September 24th. At only 10, she has...
