Panda Archive

Xin Yuan

心源

Xin Yuan is a male giant panda born on 2014-07-18 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Registered under studbook number 940, he is a confirmed healthy adult member of the global captive giant panda population. He is the offspring of Gu Gu (studbook 730) and Xi Mei (studbook 724), both adult giant pandas housed at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His lineage is fully documented in the international giant panda studbook maintained by global conservation coordination bodies. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan, he participates in the center’s coordinated captive breeding program for giant pandas. This program supports genetic diversity management for the endangered species. As a calm, social giant panda, he regularly participates in public education programs at the center, introducing visitors to giant panda ecology. His existence supports research into captive giant panda health and behavior, and contributes to long-term conservation goals for the species native to central China’s mountain forests.