Mu Jie

Mu Jie is a male giant panda born on 2015-08-14 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is registered under studbook number 962 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks captive individuals for coordinated population management. He is the offspring of giant panda male Lu Lu (studbook 730) and giant panda female Xi Mei (studbook 724). Both of his parents are established captive giant pandas housed at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda’s Wolong base. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, China, he participates in the center’s long-term captive giant panda population management and conservation breeding program. The program supports giant panda conservation efforts through genetic management and research on species ecology. Mu Jie displays typical foraging and resting behaviors common to giant pandas, spending most of his daily time feeding on bamboo and resting. He is one of many captive giant pandas that contribute to public education about giant panda conservation at the center, helping raise global awareness of the species’ recovery from endangered status. His inclusion in the coordinated breeding program helps maintain the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population.