Dujiangyan and the Unknown

Dujiangyan and the Unknown

When you have four superstar interns, the workload is considerably less than you might think. Hailey, Doireann, Nicole & Bryan have hit our required benchmark of 90% inter-observer reliability, which now allows them to collect behavioral observations on their own....
7 Things You Learn in Your First Week as an Intern

7 Things You Learn in Your First Week as an Intern

Nicole Murray describes what she learned in her first week as a PDXWildlife intern- Pandas are way cuter in person and you might have a meltdown when you see your first one. If you saw Hailey’s post, you already know that meeting your first panda is incredibly...

Interns, Pandas & China!

In this post, Bryan Kinane fills us in on his first few days in China and shares a lovely video- As our first week here at Bifengxia comes to a dramatic end, with Ge Ge finally successfully mating it seems about the right time to reminisce over our brief time here....
I Love Wu Gang

I Love Wu Gang

Hi everyone, this is Doireann Ferris. If you couldn’t tell from the title, I love Wu Gang. Wu Gang is a 17 year old male Giant Panda. He was born in the wild and brought into captivity at the tender age of 1. I first fell in love with Wu Gang when I visited...

The Last Mating of the Season

Now it’s official. The last mating of the season just took place between Ge Ge and Wu Gang. Given that it’s May 30th, this can be considered a late breeding. Ge Ge was transferred back to Bifengxia a few days ago and put between Tong Tong and Wu Jun but...