Qi Yi

Qi Yi is a male giant panda born on 2016-06-17 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is recorded under studbook number 1080 in the global giant panda breeding registry, maintained to track genetic diversity among captive-bred individuals. He is the offspring of Qi Wei (studbook number 649) and Ying Ying (studbook number 595). Both of his parents are captive-bred giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and carry genetically distinct haplotypes important for the base’s managed breeding program. Currently living at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, he participates in the coordinated captive breeding program for giant pandas overseen by the China Wildlife Conservation Association. This program works to maintain genetically healthy captive populations of the species. Qi Yi is known for his curious, active demeanor and has become a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to the Chengdu base. As a healthy adult male from a genetically valuable lineage, he contributes to the long-term conservation goal of sustaining a robust giant panda population that supports potential reintroductions to protected wild habitats in the Qinling and Minshan mountain ranges.