Arriving in Gengda

Arriving in Gengda

With no major setbacks in our travel, the whole family made it safe to Chengdu. In typical PDXWildlife style, we wasted little time and headed to Gengda the following morning. Top picture is the view from our apartment- so beautiful. The small SUV that the panda base...
You Might Be a Panda!

You Might Be a Panda!

Eight things you might have in common with pandas: Are you a daily nap taker? Every afternoon the pandas lounge about and catch up on some sleep from their exhausting panda lifestyle. Bai Yang is no different! You are a messy eater! Xiang Ge is one of the many messy...
The Beautifully Small- Dian Dian (点点)

The Beautifully Small- Dian Dian (点点)

The Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CRCGP) at Bifengxia has just welcomed a new bear from Wolong, Sichuan, China.  She is 2 years old and her name is Dian Dian (点点).  She is a very cute bear because she is so little, weighing less than 25 kg (55...
Travel Plans and Upcoming Research

Travel Plans and Upcoming Research

With a couple hundred pounds of equipment and supplies stuffed into several full-sized roller bags, PDXWildlife is about to begin the Summer/Fall research season in Sichuan, China. Even though we’ve managed to turn this trip is  this a “family”...