by Meg | Dec 16, 2014 | animal, Conservation, Current Endangered Species News, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife
Every December, PDX Wildlife shifts into high gear in order to prepare for the upcoming Giant Panda internships, which take place in Ya’an, Sichuan, China. We recently selected two Panda interns for the upcoming winter breeding season and will be opening up to...
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 | Mar 17, 2013 | animal, Current Endangered Species News, Endangered Species, Panda, photography, Science, Travel
As an advisor for Meghan’s PhD panda project, it was an extreme delight to spend a few days with David touring the facilities here in Sichuan, China. David is an extremely knowledgeable scientist and quite the accomplished traveller given his ability to handle a...
by Meg | Mar 15, 2013 | animal, Current Endangered Species News, Endangered Species, Nonprofit, Panda, PDX Wildlife, photography, Science, Travel, wildlife |
After the partial destruction of the Wolong panda center during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, plans were laid out to build a new facility a few kilometers away. Additionally, a disease control center was to be built closer to Chengdu. It has now been five years since...
by Meg | Jul 20, 2012 | Current Endangered Species News, Internship, Panda, Travel
Everyone at the base has been busy the last couple of weeks preparing for the arrival of the first panda cubs: All the male pandas have been moved out of the breeding center to make room for the females that the staff believes are close to giving birth, the breeding...