Bai Xue

Bai Xue is a female giant panda born on 1988-01-01 in the wild of the Qinling Mountains. She was captured as a subadult and brought into human care before being transferred to formal captive management for conservation research. She is the offspring of unidentified wild giant panda parents from the Qinling giant panda population. Her wild origin makes her a valuable contributor to the captive giant panda gene pool. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, she participates in the center’s captive breeding program for giant panda conservation. Researchers there monitored her health and breeding history for decades before her death in 2015. As a wild-born Qinling giant panda, Bai Xue carried unique genetic diversity not present in many other captive individuals. She contributed multiple offspring to the captive population, supporting the genetic health of the group. Her life helped researchers better understand the integration of wild-born giant pandas into captive breeding programs, advancing global giant panda conservation efforts.