Panda Archive

Nan Ning

南宁

Nan Ning is a female giant panda born on 2020-08-30 at Hainan Zoo. She is registered as studbook number 1351 in the national giant panda tracking system, and is recognized as one of the few giant pandas permanently housed in southern Chinese zoos. She is the offspring of Lu Lu and Mei Mei, two adult giant pandas transferred from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) to Hainan Zoo in 2018 for a regional conservation display program. Currently living at Hainan Zoo, she participates in public conservation education initiatives and long-term behavioral research coordinated by the CCRGCP, which monitors the health and activity of captive giant pandas outside of core native habitats. As a docile, bamboo-focused giant panda, Nan Ning is a popular cultural attraction for domestic tourists visiting Hainan. Her presence helps raise public awareness of giant panda conservation, supports research on captive giant panda adaptation to warm, humid southern climates, and demonstrates the success of China’s ex situ conservation framework for endangered species.