by Meg | Jun 15, 2016 | Panda
This is Nicole Murray checking in- When you’re looking at photos from thousands of miles away, it can be hard to distinguish between pandas, but here on the base, we are certainly picking favorites. The lady who stole my heart is an eight-year-old fluff ball named Wen...
by Meg | Jun 10, 2016 | PDXWildlife
The weather is absolutely perfect here at Bifengxia. It’s about 75 degrees, the humidity is low, and the sky is clear from the previous nights rain. The cicadas haven’t shown up just yet, so the ambient sounds outside are filled with panda bleats and...
by Meg | Jun 4, 2016 | PDXWildlife |
When you have four superstar interns, the workload is considerably less than you might think. Hailey, Doireann, Nicole & Bryan have hit our required benchmark of 90% inter-observer reliability, which now allows them to collect behavioral observations on their own....
by Meg | Jun 2, 2016 | Internship
Nicole Murray describes what she learned in her first week as a PDXWildlife intern- Pandas are way cuter in person and you might have a meltdown when you see your first one. If you saw Hailey’s post, you already know that meeting your first panda is incredibly...
by Meg | May 30, 2016 | Internship
PDXWildlife has offered internships to study giant pandas in Sichuan, China since 2011. Each intern brings with them a different background and this makes for a unique experience for both Meghan and I, as well as the interns themselves. Along the way, we have been...
