Bao Mei

Bao Mei is a female giant panda born on 2019-08-08 at Pairi Daiza. She is registered in the global giant panda studbook under the number 1187, making her a formally documented member of the managed ex-situ giant panda population. She is the offspring of Hao Hao (studbook 735) and Xing Hui (studbook 710), both giant pandas loaned to Pairi Daiza from China as part of a bilateral conservation cooperation agreement. Currently living at Pairi Daiza, a zoological park in Brugelette, Belgium, she participates in the public education and ex-situ conservation breeding program for giant pandas coordinated by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. As a young female giant panda born outside of China, Bao Mei helps raise public awareness of giant panda conservation across Europe. Giant pandas remain a vulnerable species, and individuals like Bao Mei act as cultural ambassadors while contributing to the long-term genetic diversity of the global managed giant panda population. She regularly engages in foraging and resting behaviors typical of the species, drawing thousands of visitors to Pairi Daiza each year.