Panda Archive

Fu Wang

福王

Fu Wang is a male giant panda born on 2011-08-05 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is recorded as studbook number 850, and remains alive as of the latest official inventory of captive giant pandas. He is the offspring of Gu Gu and Fu Ni, both adult giant pandas held in the captive breeding program at the China Conservation and Research Center. His lineage is part of the program’s managed genetic diversity initiative for the species. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center in Wolong, Sichuan, he participates in the center’s coordinated captive breeding and public education programs. The center coordinates these efforts as part of China’s national giant panda conservation framework. As a mature male giant panda, Fu Wang displays typical species traits including a primarily bamboo-based diet and solitary resting behavior. He is one of many captive giant pandas that help raise global public awareness of giant panda conservation. His genetic contribution supports the long-term viability of the species’ captive population, which informs reintroduction efforts for wild giant pandas across central China.