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 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, People's Republic of China.

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 2007, it had 110 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 62^[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 three male off-spring: Mei Lan in 2006, Xi Lan in 2008, and Po born on November 3, 2010.^[3][4][5][6]

Other research partners include^[7]:

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

See also

• Captive breeding
• Wolong National Nature Reserve

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} "About Chengdu Panda Base". http://www.panda.org.cn/english/us/1.htm. 
2. ^ "Zoo Atlanta's Conservation Education Initiative in China". http://www.zooatlanta.org/conservation_education.htm. 
3. ^ "New Giant Panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta". Zoo Atlanta. http://www.zooatlanta.com/zoo_news_panda_birth_2008.htm. 
4. ^ "Zoo Atlanta's Giant Panda Cub Is Named Xi Lan". Zoo Atlanta. December 8, 2008. http://www.zooatlanta.com/zoo_news_panda_xilan_name.htm. 
5. ^ "2010's only US giant panda cub born in Atlanta zoo". CNN. 2010-11-03. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/03/georgia.panda.cub/index.html?hpt=T2. 
6. ^ "Zoo Atlanta and Dreamworks Animation Announce Panda Cub’s New Name". Zoo Atlanta. February 15, 2011. http://www.zooatlanta.org/home/article_content/pandacub_100day_po. 
7. ^ "Research partners". http://www.panda.org.cn/english/research/6.htm. 

External links

• Chengdu Panda Base home page

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