Shu Qin and her 2016 baby at 2 months

Shu Qin and her 2016 baby at 2 months

Hi again everyone! I can’t believe we’ve already been here for almost 4 weeks now, time has flown by and I feel like we just got here a week ago. Even though we’ve been here for almost a month, I find myself finding out more and more amazing things about the pandas...
Sofany’s First Few Weeks

Sofany’s First Few Weeks

Nǐ hǎo! It’s been two weeks since I arrived in Ya’an and I can easily say that I love it here. That isn’t to say that it hasn’t been an adjustment, but it’s a welcome one. The city of Ya’an is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The culture is rich and the people are kind...
Shu Qin 2016 Cub: 1 month

Shu Qin 2016 Cub: 1 month

Shu Qin gave birth to a female cub on July, 16th 2016 at 14:03 in the afternoon.  Shu Qin was born August 26th, 2009 making her almost 7 years old at the time of her daughter’s birth.  This is Shu Qin’s first cub and she has shown very strong maternal...
One big happy family: Zhennie and the Zwinkies

One big happy family: Zhennie and the Zwinkies

Here’s the second installment of my Zhen Zhen and Zwinkies photo shoot.  The keeper moved them out side and I got a good variety of photos.  I’ll start with the family photos and share a couple of the individual shots I got of each twin.  Later this week...
2016 Fall Intern #3: Sofany Montoya

2016 Fall Intern #3: Sofany Montoya

This post will finish out the “introductions” for our fall 2016 interns.  Please help me welcome Sofany Montoya to the PDXWildlife team. Sofany didn’t bring a parent with her but I feel like they must be wonderful people because they sure did raise a...