Changing of the Guard- Panda Internships

Changing of the Guard- Panda Internships

With some incredibly humid and hot weather over the last few days, we welcomed Katie, Katelin, & Hallie to our Bifengxia panda research program. Even though our sweaty handshakes would set the pace for the next few days, each of the interns have been hitting the...
My First Week as a PDXWildlife Intern

My First Week as a PDXWildlife Intern

​            My adventure began with a 13 hour nonstop flight from Chicago O’Hare Airport to Beijing.  I claimed my bag, went through customs and hurried to catch my flight to Chengdu only to find there was a delay.  After 8 hours of waiting and trying to sleep on the...
Fall Giant Panda Intern: Katie Zajac

Fall Giant Panda Intern: Katie Zajac

Hello from Canada! I’m so excited to have been selected as one of PDXWildlife’s interns heading to China in August. It has always been a dream of mine to travel to China and it is an even greater privilege to be able to study my favourite animal, the giant panda. My...
Fall Giant Panda Intern: Katelin Van Raden

Fall Giant Panda Intern: Katelin Van Raden

Hello Everyone! I’m very excited to announce that I will be joining PDXWildlife’s team of fall 2017 Interns at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya’an, China! I could not be more enthusiastic about this opportunity to contribute to the...
Fall Giant Panda Intern: Hallie Kirschner

Fall Giant Panda Intern: Hallie Kirschner

Hello! My name is Hallie Kirschner and I am one of the new interns for PDXWildlife. I recently graduated from the University of Rochester with a double major in Biology and Psychology. I hosted a weekly radio show for my school’s internet station, played as wing for...