Panda Archive

Mei Qian

美茜

Mei Qian is a female giant panda born on 2006-07-12 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her studbook number is 642, and she is a recorded member of the global captive giant panda population managed under coordinated global conservation programming. She is the offspring of Pan Pan, studbook number 438, and Dong Dong, studbook number 351. Both of her parents are well-documented giant pandas housed in Chinese captive breeding facilities dedicated to giant panda conservation. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province, China, she participates in the center’s coordinated captive breeding program for giant pandas. This program aims to maintain genetic diversity among the captive giant panda population and support long-term species survival. As a mature breeding female giant panda, Mei Qian has contributed offspring to the captive population, supporting ongoing research into giant panda reproductive biology and conservation. As a high-profile native Chinese species, she helps advance public understanding of giant panda conservation, which has supported the species’ reclassification from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.