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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Public non-profit research institute in Chengdu, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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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 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.[4][5] Its stated goal is to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."[4]

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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]

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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.[7] 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 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 in June 2013).[15]

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