Ba Si

Ba Si is a female giant panda born on January 1, 1980 in the wild of Sichuan Province. Rescued after being injured in 1980, she was transferred to Fuzhou Panda World for long-term care, and held studbook number 324 in the global giant panda breeding registry. She passed away in 2017 at the age of 37, one of the longest-lived giant pandas recorded in captivity. She is the offspring of two unidentified wild giant pandas from the Minshan mountain range in Sichuan. As a wild-born individual, her genetic material contributed to expanding the diversity of the captive giant panda population managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at Fuzhou Panda World, she participates in public education programming focused on giant panda conservation. Fuzhou Panda World, located in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, uses her story to teach visitors about the history of giant panda protection and rescue of wild individuals. This giant panda was known for her calm, interactive temperament with visitors, and she served as the original mascot for the 1990 Beijing Asian Games. Her long life in captivity provided researchers with valuable data on giant panda aging and welfare, and her public presence helped raise global awareness of giant panda conservation efforts.