by Meg | Apr 11, 2016 | Internship, Panda, Science |
It’s been a sunny last few days here in Bifengxia jam packed with matings and film crews running around the breeding center. Last time I (Nicki) made dating profiles for some of the ‘Bifengxia Bachelors’ and I thought it was only fair that the girls get a chance to...
by Meg | Mar 2, 2016 | Internship, Travel |
Ni hao PDXWildlife blog followers! Thank you for joining me for my first blog post from China! This past Friday was my 26th birthday (my “golden” birthday, turning 26 on the 26th) and there were a few key events that made my birthday in China MUCH different...
by Meg | Apr 22, 2015 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Panda, Science, wildlife |
First, Happy Earth Day! And second, sorry this post has been long time coming! But since my schedule isn’t getting any lighter I thought I’d throw up the pictures of Hua Mei and Hua Rong – her little boy! As most of you know, Hua Mei...
by Meg | Mar 24, 2013 | animal, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife
As Nate mentioned earlier, Stephanie (our new intern) arrived just in the nick of time for breeding season to go into full swing. It’s as if the pandas new she’d be completely overwhelmed if they all went into estrous the first couple of days she arrived....
by Meg | Mar 16, 2013 | Current Endangered Species News, Endangered Species, Panda, Science, wildlife |
I recently received an email from Michaela Henderson who was writing a report for her middle school class. She asked, “Why are pandas colored the way that they are? Just to look cute, or to trap heat during the winter, or something else?” I always get...