Yong Ming

Yong Ming is a male giant panda born on 1992-09-14 at Beijing Zoo. He is recorded as studbook number 329 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and has remained in managed conservation care since his birth. He is the offspring of giant panda male with studbook 206 and giant panda female with studbook 282. His lineage is part of the managed breeding program established to maintain genetic diversity for the species. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, he participates in coordinated captive breeding and species monitoring initiatives. This center is the world’s largest dedicated facility for giant panda conservation, focusing on captive breeding and eventual reintroduction support. As a long-term captive breeding participant, Yong Ming has sired multiple offspring that contribute to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population. Giant pandas like him are global symbols of wildlife conservation, and help raise public awareness of habitat protection efforts in China’s Sichuan province. Captive populations maintained by institutions like Beijing Zoo and the China Conservation and Research Center have supported the species’ downlisting from Endangered to Vulnerable by the IUCN.