Ru Yi

Ru Yi is a male giant panda born on 2016-07-31 at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is registered as studbook number 1034 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks individual giant pandas for coordinated conservation management. He is the offspring of giant panda male 521 and giant panda female 634, both maintained within the China Conservation and Research Center’s conservation breeding population. His lineage is part of the managed breeding program designed to maintain genetic diversity for the species. Currently living at Moscow Zoo, he participates in joint China-Russia giant panda conservation research and public education programming. He is one of two giant pandas hosted at Moscow Zoo on a long-term conservation collaboration agreement between Chinese and Russian institutional partners. As a charismatic giant panda, Ru Yi draws large public audiences that help raise awareness for global biodiversity conservation. He demonstrates typical giant panda feeding and resting behaviors, providing researchers with opportunities to study the species in a managed ex situ setting. His presence supports international cooperation for giant panda conservation, which has helped move the species from endangered to vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.