Qiao Qiao

Qiao Qiao is a female giant panda born on 2017-08-12 in the wild. She is entered into the global giant panda studbook under the number 1098, documenting her status as a living wild-born individual. She is the offspring of two wild giant pandas with studbook numbers 0 and 0, respectively. Her wild origin marks her as part of the naturally breeding giant panda population native to central China. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, she participates in the center’s conservation programs for wild-rescued giant pandas. The center, based in Sichuan Province, manages research and rehabilitation for giant pandas rescued from wild habitats. As a wild-born giant panda in human care, she supports public education about giant panda ecology at the center’s visitor sites. Her presence contributes to research on how wild-rescued individuals adapt to managed care, adding valuable data to global giant panda conservation efforts that have led to the species’ downlisting from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.