Ya Lun

Ya Lun is a female giant panda born on 2016-09-03 at Atlanta Zoo. She is recorded as studbook number 1089 in the global giant panda population registry, maintaining standardized demographic tracking for the species’ coordinated conservation management. She is the offspring of Yang Guang and Lun Lun. Both of her parents are adult giant pandas on long-term loan from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda to Atlanta Zoo for collaborative research and public education programming. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (Wolong Base), she participates in the center’s species adaptation training program for giant pandas, which prepares captive-born individuals for potential future integration into protected wild habitats. As a captive-born giant panda raised in North America before repatriation to China, Ya Lun draws regular public attention from both international and domestic audiences, boosting public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her documented developmental and behavioral patterns support ongoing research into captive giant panda welfare and cross-environment acclimation, providing valuable data for global collaborative giant panda conservation initiatives.