Panda Archive

Qin He

秦和

Qin He is a male giant panda born on 2009-08-09 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is listed as studbook number 730 in the global giant panda breeding registry maintained by the center’s conservation team. He is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 432) and Bai Xue (studbook 685), both giant pandas with established pedigrees in the Chinese captive breeding program. His lineage traces back to wild giant panda populations captured for conservation breeding in the 1980s and 1990s. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China, he participates in the center’s coordinated captive breeding program. The program aims to maintain genetic diversity within the global captive giant panda population. Qin He demonstrates typical wild-type foraging and resting behaviors common to the species, often consuming 12 to 18 kilograms of bamboo daily. He is featured in the center’s public educational materials about giant panda conservation, which supports public awareness of threatened species protection. As a genetically valuable individual, he contributes to long-term conservation goals for the species.