by Meg | Jul 17, 2012 | Internship, Panda, Travel |
I started the panda “personality” study last week and I have been introducing a basketball into the pandas’ enclosures and recording their reactions. So far most of the subjects have been females (the birthing season is fast approaching and I wanted to get as many...
by Meg | Jun 7, 2012 | Internship, Panda, Travel
I just finished up China and am now safely home and a little jet-lagged from the trip. We were really busy the last two weeks with Arina’s arrival, planning out her work, introducing her, and saying goodbye to some wonderful friends we’ve made! I always...
by Meg | Jun 4, 2012 | Internship, Panda, Travel |
Seeing the pandas for the first time was amazing, they are so adorable, I am glad that it is my job to watch them all day! I am very excited to start working with the pandas and with all the people at the base. It was a little bit intimidating being in a foreign...
by Meg | Apr 22, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Environmental Impact, pollution
The seemingly endless stretch of the San Joaquin Valley in South central California is bordered on all sides by federal penitentiaries and quadrants of produce. I cannot think of a better place to capture uniform lines of roads and crops that intertwine with...
by Meg | Apr 15, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Environmental Impact |
I just got the news that our pygmy rabbit study is technically “in press” through the prestigious journal of Conservation Biology. With an impact factor of 4.894 and ISI Journal Citation Reports Ranking of 2/33 (Biodiversity Conservation); 2/34...
