by Meg | Aug 9, 2017 | Internship |
Hi everyone! My name is Nicole Gordon and I am excited to be a 2017 Giant Panda Intern for PDXWildlife in Gengda, China studying reintroduction training. I graduated in May of 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. From...
by Meg | Aug 6, 2017 | Internship |
Giant pandas give birth to twins about 50% of the time. Interestingly, this season at Bifengxia, the majority of births have been twins. Though a twin birth is equally likely, mothers often choose to raise only one cub. She may attempt to care for both at birth, but...
by Meg | Aug 4, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
With no major setbacks in our travel, the whole family made it safe to Chengdu. In typical PDXWildlife style, we wasted little time and headed to Gengda the following morning. Top picture is the view from our apartment- so beautiful. The small SUV that the panda base...
by Meg | Jul 29, 2017 | Panda |
Eight things you might have in common with pandas: Are you a daily nap taker? Every afternoon the pandas lounge about and catch up on some sleep from their exhausting panda lifestyle. Bai Yang is no different! You are a messy eater! Xiang Ge is one of the many messy...
by Meg | Jul 28, 2017 | Panda |
The Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CRCGP) at Bifengxia has just welcomed a new bear from Wolong, Sichuan, China. She is 2 years old and her name is Dian Dian (点点). She is a very cute bear because she is so little, weighing less than 25 kg (55...
