by Meg | Jul 7, 2017 | Internship
Our 2017 “Christmas” Giant Panda Internship application will be closing on July 14th. This internship period is one of my favorites as the Sichuan weather is dry and cool. Our main focus during this time is to monitor the newborn cubs and to collect...
by Meg | Jun 26, 2017 | Internship |
I can’t believe we are now in our second month here in China! Time has flown by and we’ve made great progress in this summer’s studies. As many of you know, PDXWildlife interns are assigned specific projects at the start of the internship based on our interests and...
by Meg | May 17, 2017 | Science |
When deciding on the program dates for the winter interns, PDXWildlife takes into account the average start and stop times of previous breeding seasons over the last two decades. This allows us to maximize the likelihood that we can collect as much data as possible....
by Meg | Dec 12, 2016 | China
While PDXWildlife heavily focuses their internship program on science and study design, an exciting and necessary addition is cultural immersion. Without diving head-first into the complexities of Chinese society, one might not receive the full experience that this...
by Meg | Sep 29, 2015 | Internship
With our Feb. 15th -May 15th Giant Panda internship now closed, we though it would be a good idea for everyone to meet the PDXWildlife panda team. Meghan Martin, pictured in the black panda hat, is the director of PDXWildlife and the lead biologist on the Giant Panda...
