by Meg | Dec 6, 2016 | Internship, Panda |
Zachary Steele dives headfirst into the Stereotypic study and quickly finds a favorite panda- Wu Gang. Come hear what he has to say. It has been an eventful first week here in Ya’an, specifically today. From a two hour bus ride delayed by some insane roadwork, to...
by Meg | Dec 5, 2016 | Internship
With three glorious days at the panda base going over the details of freeze drying as well as memorizing the stereotypic behaviors, we decided to take a partial day of rest in the city of Ya’an. As foreigners living in a Chinese city, we are required to register...
by Meg | Dec 4, 2016 | Panda |
Over the past 3 days I’ve been trying to get some pictures of Lin Bing and was partially successful this morning. I was beginning to think that I was too smelly and forgot to shower, but as she popped her head out of her pen I snapped a few of her and the...
by Meg | Dec 3, 2016 | PDXWildlife |
One of the more glorious aspects of being a PDXWildlife intern is that you get to work with a lot of panda poop. With a backlog of two chest freezers to get through, I’m certain that we will be running the generously donated freeze dryer on a 24 hour, non-stop...
by Meg | Dec 2, 2016 | Internship, Science
With the safe and timely arrival of the winter interns, the season is off to a great start. Stephanie, Zach S. & Zack D., met me in the hotel restaurant for an ice-breaker dinner and everyone was for the most part, awake. We ordered a few typical Chinese dishes-...
