by Meg | Mar 4, 2013 | coal, Environmental Impact, Misc., Panda, pollution, Science, Travel, wildlife
Both Meghan and I were approached by a few kids from the local high school and asked if we could come and lecture for a few hours on what we do in China. It was quite a treat to learn about the lives of the students and how they all seem to think that biologist...
by Meg | Mar 4, 2013 | animal, Current Endangered Species News, Environmental Impact, Panda, pollution, Science, wildlife
The extreme difficulty in obtaining permits to transfer biological samples back to the United States from China has caused our mercury project to use a lab here in China. We are very pleased to have made contact with one of China’s foremost Methylmercury...
by Meg | Jan 10, 2013 | Misc., photography, Travel, wildlife
I thought it might be nice to share a few photos of the Avian variety taken on a trip to the wonderful SW United States. I will leave off the species so that everyone can have a chance to try and identify them on their own. -All Images Capture on My Canon 60D- One of...
by Meg | Feb 15, 2012 | Crested Gibbon, Panda, Travel |
Living and studying abroad has its obvious benefits, but sometimes the difficulties involved are forgotten, and for good reasons. The mountain of obstacles that you have to overcome are a little daunting. This isn’t intended to distract anyone from doing so,...
by Meg | Feb 11, 2012 | Environmental Impact, Panda |
As part of our studies while we are here in China, we are collecting samples of bamboo at the CCRCGP Panda Base and analyzing for total mercury concentrations. Analyzing for mercury turns out to be the easy part. It’s identifying the bamboo species which can...
