Gengda Field Notes: Sept. 7th, 2017

Gengda Field Notes: Sept. 7th, 2017

It has been quite a month in Gengda so far! Between working with reintroduction candidates in both Hetaoping and Tiantaishan, we are kept very busy. In each of the reintroduction enclosures, we have been placing four camera traps in a circle around a certain...
I Speak Panda- Part 1 (Lu Lu & Xiang Ge)

I Speak Panda- Part 1 (Lu Lu & Xiang Ge)

Ni Hao! My name is Lu Lu and I’ve recently celebrated my third birthday here at Bifengxia! The bamboo I eat still towers over my small frame but my jaws are just as powerful as any adult bear here. You’ll find me in Baixiongping 7, the most beautiful area of the base...
Bifengxia Field Notes- Sept. 2nd, 2017

Bifengxia Field Notes- Sept. 2nd, 2017

With a solid week of heavy rain, the temperature dropped from the low 90’s and has hovered around the ideal mid 70’s here at Bifengxia. The temperature change also gave way to each intern hitting the benchmark 90% inter-observer reliability for their...
A Whole New World For Katelin V.R.

A Whole New World For Katelin V.R.

Katie, Hallie and I are concluding our second week in China; and the differences from life in the western world are vast and fascinating. With very limited language skills, the three of us have navigated the large City of Chengdu rather successfully. We found our way...
Navigating the Panda Cub Season

Navigating the Panda Cub Season

Our maternal care studies begin once the cubs reach one month in age. Even though we sit outside of the outer doors and only have a single person conduct the trial, this ensures that we avoid causing any undue stress from our presence. However, with an extremely busy...