Fu Lai

Fu Lai is a female giant panda born on 2016-07-14 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is registered as studbook number 1041 in the global giant panda studbook system maintained by international conservation coordination groups. Her birth was part of planned captive breeding efforts organized by China’s National Giant Panda Conservation Program. She is the offspring of Tiantian (studbook 649) and Fuwa, two adult giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her lineage traces to wild giant pandas captured in the Qinling Mountains in the 1990s, a common genetic origin for many captive-bred individuals at the base. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, China, she participates in the base’s public education and captive breeding programs for giant pandas. The Chengdu base is one of the world’s leading institutions for giant panda conservation, with a focus on increasing the size of the captive population and preparing selected individuals for potential reintroduction to protected wild habitats. As a socially active giant panda, Fu Lai regularly appears in public viewing areas, drawing millions of domestic and international visitors annually. Her image has been featured in multiple educational materials about giant panda conservation, helping raise global awareness of the species’ recovery. Her genetic diversity contributes to the long-term viability of the captive giant panda population, supporting ongoing conservation work across China.