Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Other name成都大熊猫繁育研究基地
Parent institutionChengdu Municipal Park-City Construction and Management Bureau[1]
FounderChengdu Municipal People's Government
Established1987[2]
MissionProtect and breed giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animals endemic to China
Websitepanda.org.cn

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (or simply Chengdu Panda Base) is a government-funded non-profit breeding and research institute for giant pandas, red pandas, and other rare animals, located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.[3]

Red panda in Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center Dujiangyan Breeding Yefang Research Center
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Chengdu Panda Base was founded in 1987 by the Chengdu Municipal People's Government. It started with six giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, the research base had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83.[4][5] It aimed to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."[4]

History

Trio of pandas inside the research base in 2011

In February 2024, the institute made international headlines after it banned a 53-year-old male visitor for life for throwing unspecified objects into a giant panda enclosure.[6]

Partnerships

Chengdu Panda Base has partnered with many organizations in improving ways to conserve giant pandas. For example, its partnership with Zoo Atlanta helped the zoo secure the loan of two giant pandas.[7] To date, these two giant pandas, Yang Yang and Lun Lun, have produced five cubs: Mei Lan in 2006, Xi Lan in 2008, Po on November 3, 2010, twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan on July 15, 2013,[8][9][10][11] and twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun on September 3, 2016.

Other research partners include:[12]

On April 11, 2013, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and CNTV reached an agreement on the establishment of iPanda.com after an official signing ceremony, and they immediately started preparing for the test launch, which was estimated that same year in June.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ 组织机构. Chengdu Panda Base (in Japanese). January 9, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ 成都大熊猫保护历史. Chengdu Panda Base (in Chinese). Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "About". Chengdu Panda Base. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "About Chengdu Panda Base". Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Giant Panda Base". My Travel in China. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Man banned from panda park for life for 'uncivilised' behaviour". The Independent. February 13, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  7. ^ "Zoo Atlanta's Conservation Education Initiative in China". Zoo Atlanta. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008.
  8. ^ "New Giant Panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta". Zoo Atlanta. Retrieved September 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "Zoo Atlanta's Giant Panda Cub Is Named Xi Lan". Zoo Atlanta. December 8, 2008.
  10. ^ "2010's only US giant panda cub born in Atlanta zoo". CNN. November 3, 2010.
  11. ^ "Zoo Atlanta and Dreamworks Animation Announce Panda Cub's New Name". Zoo Atlanta. February 15, 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  12. ^ "Research partners". Chengdu Panda Base. September 12, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  13. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2017" (PDF). Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Giant panda". Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG. May 25, 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  15. ^ 央视网络 "熊猫频道" 合作签字仪式在北京举行. Chengdu Panda Base (in Chinese). April 12, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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