Yang Guang

Yang Guang is a male giant panda born on 2003-08-14 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. This giant panda holds studbook number 629 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks captive populations for coordinated conservation management. He is the offspring of Pan Pan, a well-known male giant panda with studbook number 329, and Ya Ya, a female giant panda with studbook number 298. Both of his parents were captive-born giant pandas housed at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding at the time of his birth. Currently living at Edinburgh Zoo, he participates in the Giant Panda Global Conservation Breeding Program coordinated by the China Wildlife Conservation Association. This program focuses on maintaining genetic diversity in the captive giant panda population and supports public education about wild giant panda protection. As one of the few giant pandas housed in a European zoological collection, Yang Guang draws millions of visitors annually, raising broad public awareness of giant panda conservation. He is known for his docile foraging behavior, and his presence in Scotland strengthens international collaborative research on giant panda biology. Giant pandas are categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN, so captive individuals like Yang Guang contribute directly to global species recovery efforts.