by Meg | Jun 12, 2015 | Internship
I don’t know how closely everyone read Lauran’s welcome blog, but it’s been her life long dream to work on pandas and she’s been training to become a keeper with the BMZA program in Portland, OR at the PCC Rock Creek campus. Working as...
by Meg | May 14, 2015 | Conservation, Internship, Nonprofit, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
I can’t believe I’ve already been in Ya’an for a week! Where has the time gone? I have spent most of this week getting adjusted to the jet lag and culture. My first few days were so busy with touring Ya’an; grocery shopping, attending a Chinese wedding lunch...
by Meg | May 1, 2015 | Internship
We are excited to announce that we just got permission to continue our Fall 2015 Panda Internships! The position is now open but closes fast (May 22, 2015). The interns will focus on collecting maternal behavior, fecal samples, and stereotypical behavior through...
by Meg | Mar 19, 2015 | animal, Conservation, Education, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, photography, Projects, Science, Travel, wildlife
Meghan and I just returned from Ya’an, Sichuan, China- A little jet lagged, but very excited to have Ryan and Maria, our two new winter interns, continuing the panda behavioral research. Both interns received a warm welcome from the people of Ya’an, and we...
by Meg | Oct 5, 2014 | Around PDX, Conservation, Education, Projects, Sponsors, wildlife
We’ve compiled the results from the Vancouver, WA, Collector’s West Gun & Knife Show, where we had a booth offering non-lead ammo in exchange for lead ammo. The vast majority of show participants were eager to hear more about the health risks to...
