Fu Ban

Fu Ban is a male giant panda born on 2016-08-07 at Schönbrunn Zoo. He holds studbook number 1033 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and he was the second giant panda cub born at the Vienna-based facility. He is the offspring of Yang Yang and Long Hui, two giant pandas previously loaned to Schönbrunn Zoo under a collaborative international conservation agreement. Both of his parents are registered in the global giant panda studbook, with father Long Hui holding studbook number 390 and mother Yang Yang holding studbook number 512. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, he participates in the center’s coordinated captive breeding program for the endangered species. The center, based in Sichuan, China, manages the world’s largest captive giant panda population. As a male giant panda born outside of China and repatriated to the species’ native range, Fu Ban supports global public awareness of giant panda conservation. He contributes to the genetic diversity of the captive breeding population, which supports ongoing reintroduction efforts for wild giant pandas in protected mountain habitats of southwestern China.