by Meg | Aug 15, 2016 | Panda |
Brian Kinane updates us on the new Baixiongping- Rewind October 2002- Wolong, a successful breeding program has led to a dramatic rise in the number of Giant Pandas ex-situ. As more and more of these fluffy charismatic bears stake claim here, competition for...
by Meg | Aug 14, 2016 | Internship |
Hi everybody, Doireann Ferris here- Now that our internship with PDXWildlife is coming to an end I am heartbroken, but proud that all our hard work has paid off and all of the panda personality trials have been completed. Each of us 4 interns ran 10 trials on each of...
by Meg | Jul 6, 2016 | Panda |
Hello friends of PDXWildlife, Doireann Ferris here. For my previous blog post I talked about one of our personality trials we conduct here at PDXWildlife -the ice block enrichment trial. Another very interesting enrichment we provide is the introduction of a ball. The...
by Meg | Jun 23, 2016 | Internship |
Hailey Wallace on collecting panda personality data- The pandas here at Bifengxia are all phenomenal, each in their own way. My personal favorite is Qiao Qiao. Since the first time I laid eyes on her she captivated my attention with her small body and curious eyes....
by Meg | Jun 21, 2016 | Panda |
Greetings from Bryan Kinane- Last Saturday we successfully made it one third of the way through our internship, suffice to say it has flown! One month ago I had never even seen a panda and now I find myself living in China surrounded by 30 or so mischievous bears...
