Wu Gang!

Wu Gang!

We have hit the half way mark! By now we all have our favorite panda and mine is Wu Gang! He was one of the first pandas I met when I arrived at the Bifengxia Panda Base, and he has continued to grow on me over the past several weeks.   Wu Gang is one in a...
Reintroduction & Weaning Internships

Reintroduction & Weaning Internships

PDXWildlife is excited to announce the opening of our “Reintroduction” and “Weaning” internship opportunities. We will be accepting three interns (1 for Reintro & 2 for Weaning), who will be living in the cooler climate in Gengda, Sichuan,...
Cubs climb to the top

Cubs climb to the top

The male-male competition is in full swing, with over a third of the data already collected. Due to the current lull in the number of females in estrus, we are able to spend more time in areas outside of the breeding centre. The kindergarten being our favourite place...
The Not-So-Glamorous Behind The Scenes

The Not-So-Glamorous Behind The Scenes

There’s no doubt that this internship is one of the coolest you can have if you are interested in pandas. Getting to observe pandas all day and see inside their lives during the busy breeding season is quite an ideal gig, at least to me. Although our job is awesome...
A Zhen Zhen update

A Zhen Zhen update

We’ve been in China for about a month now. How has time flown by so quickly yet at the same time, it feels as if we’ve been here for ages? I would like to believe that we’ve gotten the hang of things. The first couple of weeks were a little overwhelming, as we had to...