Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
The facility entrance
Simplified Chinese	成都大熊猫繁育研究基地
Traditional Chinese	成都大熊貓繁育研究基地
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chéngdū Dàxióngmāo fányù Yánjiū Jīdì

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, or simply Chengdu Panda Base, is a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. It is located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Entrance of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

A giant panda at Chengdu Panda Base

Chengdu Panda Base was founded in 1987. It started with 6 giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83.^[1]

Its stated goal is to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."^[1]

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 2 giant pandas.^[2] To date, these 2 giant pandas, Yang Yang and Lun Lun, have produced five off-spring: Mei Lan in 2006, Xi Lan in 2008, Po born on November 3, 2010 and Mei Lun and Mei Huan in 2013.^[3][4][5][6]

Other research partners include:^[7]

• Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan
• East Bay Zoological Society, Oakland, California, United States
• Liverpool University, England, UK
• National Institute of Health/National Cancer Institution, United States
• National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., United States
• Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
• North of England Zoological Society, England, UK
• The Oakland China Wildlife Preservation Foundation, California, United States
• San Diego Zoo, California, United States
• University of Japan
• Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland, UK
• Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

See also

chengdu panda base tour

• Captive breeding
• Wolong National Nature Reserve

Notes and references

1. "About Chengdu Panda Base".
2. "Zoo Atlanta's Conservation Education Initiative in China".
3. "New Giant Panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta". Zoo Atlanta.
4. "Zoo Atlanta's Giant Panda Cub Is Named Xi Lan". Zoo Atlanta. December 8, 2008.
5. "2010's only US giant panda cub born in Atlanta zoo". CNN. 2010-11-03.
6. "Zoo Atlanta and Dreamworks Animation Announce Panda Cub’s New Name". Zoo Atlanta. February 15, 2011.
7. "Research partners".

External links

• Chengdu Panda Base home page
• chengdu panda volunteer tour, travel guide

Coordinates: 30°44′19″N 104°8′31″E / 30.73861°N 104.14194°E