Project Panda: The Global Search for “Chengdu Pambassador”

– Make a Difference in Panda Conservation –

Shanghai, August 16th, 2010: The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Chengdu Panda Base) , one of the world’s most important centres for research and protection of giant pandas, proudly announced today the launch of “Project Panda: Global Search for a Chengdu Pambassador”, at a press conference at the Chengdu Living Water Park at the Shanghai Expo. The global Pambassador initiative is organized by the Chengdu Panda Base, with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a global environmental organization. WWF will provide technical support to the campaign in terms of conservation of wild pandas and their habitat.

Under the slogan “Make a Difference in Panda Conservation”, this awareness raising campaign aims to draw the general public’s attention to the serious threats to the long-term survival of giant pandas, as well as the importance of daily actions for wildlife and environmental conservation. Six fortunate, charismatic and inspired individuals, deeply touched by wildlife conservation and environmental issues, will have the unique opportunity to spend a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and giant panda nature reserves. Info and more  under: www.pandahome.com/en/

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A message from Fu Long

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From the Bifengxia Panda Base in China reached us today to Fu Long’s birthday the following message: “We got the banners yesterday.  So we celebrate Fu Long’s birthday today.  We gave it many bamboos, Wowotou, carrot and apple to it.  It is very happy.  Thank you for your care to Fu Long.”  Also were sent us some pictures that shows Fu Long sitting in front of the banner.

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Pandababy was born

Exactly on the third birthday of Fu Long,  yesterday in the Tiergarten Schönbrunn a panda baby was born. At the time 2.14 pm , the nurse heard a loud Fieps from Wurfbox. “Yang Yang has not left the box until the morning. Congratulations Yang Yang!

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Fu Longs 3rd. birthday

The Vienna-born and living now in China since November 2009 Ginat Panda Fu Long (福 龙, Fu Long, (“Lucky Dragon”)) is today on 23d August 2010 three years old. For his birthday we wish Fu Long all the best.

In cooperation with the Vienna Zoo, we sent two banners (size: 2 x 1 m) to Fu Long , with a variety of greetings of his fans and friends. On the first banner they gave there greetings online. In Vienna leaved en many visitors of  the Tiergarten Schönbrunn their congratulations in person on a second banner. Both banner has been sent to the Bifengxia Panda Base to Fu Long in China.

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Su Lin and Zhen Zhen will be leaving for China soon

That at 02nd August 2005 born female panda Su Lin and her younger sister Zhen Zhen (born on 03rd August 2007) is expected to move to China in late August. An exact date has not yet been named by the San Diego Zoo. But in a message on the official Chinese website of the China Giant Panda Research Center is already being called a date. Until the last weekend, visitors could see the San Diego Zoo, the two still. Now the training has  begun and the two pandas are ready for the big trip.

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Historic Birth at Wolong!

Panda international reports: Cao Cao has made history! On August 3, 2010, a cub was born to Cao Cao. She gave birth unassisted in the semi-wild environment of the Wolong Nature Reserve. Staff observed the birth from surveillance cameras placed in the expansive, heavily forested enclosure. Cao Cao, an experience mother, is caring for her cub and will be able to continue to do so for the next two to four years. This little guy just might be the first captive bred panda to be equipped for life back in the wild!

What an emotional event to take place at the site of the 2008 earthquake that changed the lives of all the resident pandas.

(Deutsch) Panda Geburtstagswoche im San Diego Zoo

3 year old Shui Ling dies suddenly

I’m very sad to report that Shui Ling has died just weeks before her 3rd birthday. It’s been reported that she had died of Mesenteric Torsion which is where the intestines get wrapped up and blood supply to them gets cut off causing the intestine to die and rot. The symptoms are very hard to spot until it is too late, then the animal dies of shock. Shui Ling is the daughter of Long Xin and younger sister of Fu Ni one of the pandas who was sent to Adelaide. Long Xin has had a total of 7 cubs so far.
Source: Sina News

Two Happy Events Come at the Same Time at the Panda Base

Jiao Zi became a good mother, and Qi Yuan reached the peak of her heat cycle and was successfully

On July 16th, 2010, Chengdu Panda Base had two happy events. The first thing was that 15 year old female panda Jiao Zi gave birth to the first panda cub in Chengdu this year. She used to be a mother who didn’t take care of her baby, but now she has become a good mother. The second thing was that panda Qi Yuan reached the peak of her heat cycle, so researchers of the panda base artificially inseminated her.  On that day, base experts were very busy and happy dealing with those two events.

Gas poisoning causes death of female panda Quan Quan

The death of female panda Quanquan has attracted many people’s attention. The cause of her death last Thursday has been released at a press briefing: gas poisoning. The briefing on Monday lasted just 10 minutes. A Spokesman for Jinan zoo in Shandong Province announced the cause of Quanquan’s death. See the TV Report follow. weiter lesen »

Panda incubation center: Home to cubs

It’s been a little over a year since the Wenchuan earthquake forced the Panda Incubation Center to move from Wolong to Ya’an in Sichuan Province. There, the center’s cub home takes care of all artificially bred pandas in China. The cub home has various kinds of environmental designs to emulate panda’s natural habitat. Some cubs even receive training in survival skills. So far, a total of 29 cubs have been cared for at the center. Ten of them are serving as ambassadors of peace at the on-going World Expo in Shanghai. Watch video

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