by Meg | May 24, 2016 | PDXWildlife
We have a sequence of events that we try to follow when bringing in new interns. First, we introduce them to the city, and second, we introduce them to the panda base. We do the first two as low-keyed half days, but on the third day we spend about 10 hours at...
by Meg | May 23, 2016 | Internship
If you ask any of our past interns, the first two weeks are overwhelmingly the most difficult. Jet-lagged, exhausted, and required to begin training in endangered species research almost immediately upon arrival, it’s easy to understand why the transition is...
by Meg | May 15, 2016 | Internship
Hi, my name is Hailey Wallace, I am a junior at Southern Utah University, located in Cedar City, Utah. I will be graduating April 2017 (Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Agricultural Science). Upon graduation, I plan to apply to Oregon State University and...
by Meg | May 14, 2016 | Science
As PDXWildlife says goodbye to the winter interns, the breeding season is also coming to a quick close. With only a few female stragglers remaining, it was a very successful time for both the bears and for PDXWildlife. Given that this is our first collection of...
by Meg | Apr 28, 2016 | Internship
Céad míle fáilte (a hundred thousand welcomes) PDX Wildlife followers! My name is Doireann Ferris, I’m from Ireland, hence the strange name, it’s actually pronounced like “Derrin”. I am in the final year of my Zoology degree in University College Cork. I grew up in...
