by Meg | Mar 14, 2014 | Conservation, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
With our China trip just around the corner, we have nearly everything prepared. Even though we don’t leave for a month, it’s best to check items off of your to-do-list as soon as possible. Here is a condensed version of what needs to be done- 1) Book...
by Meg | Jan 3, 2014 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Impact, Sustainable seafood
This is a call to action for all Portlanders! Go download our restaurant recruitment cards and start leaving them at all your favorite seafood restaurants. Our goal is to get 10 new restaurants on board by the end of May!! . . . Maybe you all can make it 50 or 100!...
by Meg | Dec 30, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife |
Grace left Bi Feng Xia right before Thanksgiving here in the states. Her departure marked the official end of data collection on our panda project. There’s a little bit of sadness in seeing this project wrap up as I’ve had so much fun with it! (I promise...
by Meg | Nov 20, 2013 | Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife |
This fact is directly relevant to Meghan’s recent fund-raising campaign to analyze fecal samples from the pandas in her study . . . 5. Pandas’ can produce 48-62 pounds of waste each day That’s 21-28kg for the people back in my homeland. I bet I could name one of...
by Meg | Nov 9, 2013 | Conservation, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife
To continue on with our Fun Facts about Giant Pandas Series let’s move to #3 . . . Fun Fact #3: “Researches have counted 11 different panda calls” https://www.pdxwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bleat_chirp.m4a While observing the pandas I hear their...