by Meg | Dec 4, 2017 | Internship |
My name is Jeremy Vandenberg, and I recently graduated from Middlebury College with a Conservation Biology major and Chinese minor. Much of my time in school was spent out in the field conducting macroinvertebrate surveys or bird banding, in the lab, or in my room...
by Meg | Nov 29, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
Ya’an still isn’t awake as we leave the apartment at 6:30 am to grab some breakfast before heading up the hill to Bifengxia. Our typical meal consists of meat or mushroom dumplings and warm soy milk in bowls, usually costing about 0.85 cents. The...
by Meg | Nov 27, 2017 | Internship, Panda |
As Nate and the new interns get set up I thought I’d take the time to introduce you to the group you’ll be reading about over the next couple of weeks in Bifengxia. Here’s the introductory blog from the first of our three Christmas interns, Mingfei...
by Meg | Nov 13, 2017 | Internship, Panda |
Bai Yang, one of the most frequented pandas you come across at the base, should be on a watch list. From his good looks, to his winning personality, it’s hard to stay away from this handsome boy. This guy is a true outdoor bear; that becomes very stereotypical when...
by Meg | Oct 23, 2017 | Panda |
We are entering our 7th week at Bifengxia, and each of us has found a kindred spirit in a particular panda. When you first arrive, distinguishing one bear from another can be challenging, but after many weeks of face time you become an expert at picking out small...
