by Meg | May 16, 2016 | pollution
The vast majority of PDXWildlife’s research involves monitoring panda bear behaviors. Another project that has taken a backseat until now, looks at heavy metal contaminants, such as mercury and methylmercury. After finishing our initial analysis and seeking...
by Meg | Apr 14, 2016 | Internship, Panda
This week I thought I’d switch it up and ACTUALLY write about just pandas…I know, pretty crazy, right? 🙂 Something exciting happened this past Saturday, April 9th. Lu Lu, a favorite of fans and followers, had his first successful mating of the season! Woo-hoo!!! The...
by Meg | Apr 11, 2016 | Internship, Panda, Science |
It’s been a sunny last few days here in Bifengxia jam packed with matings and film crews running around the breeding center. Last time I (Nicki) made dating profiles for some of the ‘Bifengxia Bachelors’ and I thought it was only fair that the girls get a chance to...
by Meg | Mar 30, 2016 | Panda, Science |
Some of you may be wondering what we do over here besides having bamboo fights and hanging out with pandas all day. We are conducting research on the effects of male-male competition in giant pandas during breeding season. The enclosures are set up so that a female...
by Meg | Mar 29, 2016 | China, PDXWildlife |
As I stuff the last of my dirty clothes into my luggage, I begin to get excited to see my wife and daughter. However, leaving China is never an easy process as it has an addictive quality about it. Weather it’s the smell of freshly steamed baozi or sleepy eyed...
