by Meg | Oct 16, 2015 | China, Nonprofit, Panda, PDX Wildlife, Projects, Science
All human beings have a certain gross-ness threshold that they can tolerate, but biologist seem to have raised the bar. Feces, a.k.a. poop, is a favorite topic among this crowd of life-science, like-minded research nerds. With the amount of panda poop that we collect,...
by Meg | Oct 15, 2015 | China, Panda, PDX Wildlife |
Meghan and I are back in China to setup and receive training in endocrinology techniques to analyze all of the feces that we have collected. The poop is collected at Bifengxia, but is analyzed at the new Dujiangyan Veterinary facilities. If you are wondering- Does...
by Meg | Sep 29, 2015 | Internship
With our Feb. 15th -May 15th Giant Panda internship now closed, we though it would be a good idea for everyone to meet the PDXWildlife panda team. Meghan Martin, pictured in the black panda hat, is the director of PDXWildlife and the lead biologist on the Giant Panda...
by Meg | Sep 10, 2015 | Internship
Oh China, how have you hidden the great wonders of yourself from me? Being a first-time emigrant and consequently a first-time flier, the world seems to be so much larger and more bizarre than I had thought it would ever be. For that, I have the bustling city of Ya’an...
by Meg | Aug 28, 2015 | Panda |
Our camera-savvy PDX Wildlife intern, Angelica Ruedas, was able to snap a few cub photos while she was collecting data at the Bifengxia breeding center. The only dilemma that I am having in posting them is that I am unsure of who is who. All of the cubs in the photos...
