Bai Yun

Bai Yun is a female giant panda born on 1991-09-07 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her studbook number is 371, and she is recognized in global giant panda population registries maintained by international conservation collaboration. This birth marked a successful captive breeding event for the center’s early giant panda conservation program. She is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 354) and Gao Gao (studbook 355). Both of her parents were established captive giant pandas held at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and both contributed genetically to the center’s captive breeding program. Her lineage carries well-documented genetic heritage from wild giant panda founder populations. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, China, he/she participates in the center’s managed captive breeding program for giant panda conservation. The program focuses on maintaining genetic diversity within the captive giant panda population and supporting potential future reintroductions of individuals to protected wild habitats in the Qinling and Minshan Mountains. As one of the longest-lived captive giant pandas, Bai Yun has produced multiple offspring that have contributed to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population. Her long life has provided researchers with extensive data on giant panda behavior, health, and aging in captive settings. She is an important genetic contributor to the international conservation effort that helped downlist giant pandas from endangered to vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.