by Meg | Dec 22, 2016 | Panda, PDXWildlife |
PDXWildlife intern Zachary Steele was performing a maternal care observation on Shu Qin and her cub when the mom decided that it wasn’t time to let go just yet. Watch the two videos below to see what happens. They will leave you rooting for the cub- Hold on...
by Meg | Dec 21, 2016 | Internship
So the last couple of days have been absolutely insane but a common theme hidden within the craziness has been trees full of pandas. Yes you heard me correctly, trees overflowing with, more often than not, tiny little black and white fuzz balls. That’s because a...
by Meg | Dec 14, 2016 | PDXWildlife
Meghan and I are in a unique position as we get to know each intern rotation on a professional and personal level while spending several weeks training. We remain in contact after we return home with a weekly video call, but in reality they can contact us 24hrs a day...
by Meg | Dec 12, 2016 | China
While PDXWildlife heavily focuses their internship program on science and study design, an exciting and necessary addition is cultural immersion. Without diving head-first into the complexities of Chinese society, one might not receive the full experience that this...
by Meg | Dec 10, 2016 | Panda, Travel
Busy days here at the Bifengxia panda base. Not only from PDXWildlife studies, but also from a massive reconstruction of the tourist facilities and bear pens. As all of the remodeling began about a year ago, they seem to have wrapped the majority of the work up...
