by Meg | Sep 7, 2013 | Education, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, wildlife
It has been a little over two weeks since stepping foot onto Chinese soil and so far it has been one amazing experience. The intern that has been at the Panda Base for over two months now, Amelie, greeted me in Chengdu and we made our way to Ya’an, home for the next...
by Meg | Aug 26, 2013 | Internship, Panda, Travel |
We decided to have Grace come earlier than we’d transitioned interns last year so that Amelie and Grace could overlap by almost two weeks. After seeing pictures of their first weekend together I know we made the right decision!! Check out my funny interns! Of...
by Meg | Aug 12, 2013 | animal, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife
Grace comes to us from “Down Under” (i.e. Australia). This Aussie girl first discovered the gratification of wildlife conservation while volunteering at Shamwari Game Reserve on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Working with the Born Free Foundation at...
by Meg | Aug 8, 2013 | animal, Endangered Species, Panda, Science |
The 2012 babies are having their one-year birthdays (July-August) so we thought it would be appropriate to wish our little baby pandas “Happy Birthday” with a couple of super cute photos – and some fun facts about baby pandas. At Birth Can you...
by Meg | Aug 5, 2013 | Environmental Impact, Science
Good progress was made on developing a prospectus for the independent field study involving macrofungi. However, I’m learning in science and through this internship that there is always room for improvement (especially as research projects develop). After...
