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China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

breeding center Dujiangyan, China

The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), located in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, is a world-leading institution dedicated to the conservation of *Ailuropoda melanoleuca*, the iconic giant panda endemic to the mountain ranges of Minshan, Qionglai, and Qinling in southwest China. Established in 1980 through a partnership between the Chinese government and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), it operates under the governance of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, with long-standing research collaborations with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan University, and the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C. The center's core work aligns with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List guidelines, which reclassified the giant panda from "Endangered" to "Vulnerable" in 2016, and it is an officially designated breeding and research institution under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered

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Panda conservation location

Place Statistics

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Total Pandas Hosted

156

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Currently Living

143

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First Arrival

1981

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Births Recorded

99

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International Transfers

49

Panda Residents

Currently at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

143 pandas

Aihin

爱浜

Alive
19 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Aihin is a female giant panda born on 23 December 2006 at Adventure World, Shirahama. She is the offspring of Yongming ...

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An An

安安

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

An An is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His st...

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Ba Ba

八八

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Ba Ba is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Ba Xi

巴西

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Ba Xi is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Bai Yun

白云

Alive
34 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bai Yun is a female giant panda born on 1991-09-07 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He...

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Bao Lan

宝兰

Alive
15 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bao Lan is a female giant panda born on 2010-07-15 at Atlanta Zoo. She is the offspring of Yang Yang and Lun Lun. Curr...

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Previously at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

13 pandas

Bai Xue

白雪

Deceased
38 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bai Xue is a female giant panda born on 1988-01-01 in the wild of the Qinling Mountains. She was captured as a subadult ...

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He Sheng

和盛

Deceased
6 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

He Sheng is a male giant panda born on July 26, 2019 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. ...

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Lei Lei

雷雷

Deceased
37 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Lei Lei is a female giant panda born on 1989-01-01 in the wild of Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China. She was ca...

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Long Fei

龙飞

Deceased
43 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Long Fei is a male giant panda born on 1983-01-01 in the wild of the Qinling Mountains. He was entered into the internat...

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Pan Pan

盼盼

Deceased
41 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Pan Pan is a male giant panda born on 1985-01-01 in the wild of Sichuan Province, China. He was captured as a subadult a...

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Shi Shi

石石

Deceased
44 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Shi Shi is a male giant panda born on 1982-01-01 in the wild of Sichuan Province, China. He was captured in 1987 and tra...

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Born at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

99 pandas

An An

安安

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

An An is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His st...

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Ba Ba

八八

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Ba Ba is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Ba Xi

巴西

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Ba Xi is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Bai Yun

白云

Alive
34 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bai Yun is a female giant panda born on 1991-09-07 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He...

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Bo Si

波斯

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bo Si is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Cang Cang

藏藏

Alive
13 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Cang Cang is a male giant panda born on 2012-08-03 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He...

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Timeline at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

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May 15

Birth of Bao Li

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May 15

Birth of Qing Bao

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Birth of An An

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Birth of Ba Ba

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Birth of Ba Xi

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Birth of Bo Si

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Birth of Hua Bao

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Birth of Jin Baobao

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Birth of Jiu Jiu

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Birth of Ke Ke

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About China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), located in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, is a world-leading institution dedicated to the conservation of *Ailuropoda melanoleuca*, the iconic giant panda endemic to the mountain ranges of Minshan, Qionglai, and Qinling in southwest China. Established in 1980 through a partnership between the Chinese government and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), it operates under the governance of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, with long-standing research collaborations with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan University, and the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C. The center's core work aligns with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List guidelines, which reclassified the giant panda from "Endangered" to "Vulnerable" in 2016, and it is an officially designated breeding and research institution under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered