torontoopen

Pambassador News

Er Shun & Da Mao debuted @ Toronto Zoo

The Toronto Zoo is very pleased to announce that the Giant Panda Experience, the new home of Er Shun and Da Mao, opened officially on May 18, 2013. Before you get up close to Canada’s adorable new giant panda pair, you will have the chance to take in the new, state-of-the-art Panda Interpretive Centre.This climate

[continue reading...]

www.giantpandazoo.com was founded by Jeroen Jacobs. His panda story started in the summer of 1987 when two giant pandas visited his home town Antwerp. The first edition of this website went online on October 15, 2000. Jeroen became one of the Pambassadors of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in September 2010. The giant panda is listed as endangered in the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN’s) Red List of Threatened Animals. There are about 1600 left in the wild. About 341 giant pandas live in captivity (breeding centers & zoos). At this moment there are 41 giant pandas who live in zoos outside of China. These 41 pandas live in 17 zoos in 12 countries. This website will take you on a tour around the world to visit the captive giant pandas.
If you have questions about giant pandas or about this website, feel free to contact us. e-mail: jeroen.jacobs@giantpandazoo.com phone: (+32) 477 333 404

Panda Zoo News

torontoopen

Er Shun & Da Mao debuted @ Toronto Zoo

The Toronto Zoo is very pleased to announce that the Giant Panda Experience, the new home of Er Shun and Da Mao, opened officially on May 18, 2013. Before you get up close to Canada’s adorable new giant panda pair, you will have the chance to take in the new, state-of-the-art Panda Interpretive Centre.This climate

[continue reading...]

14a1dfad1630e8b3442c81c861cb30c8

A Bao & De De arrived in Chengdu

Po & De De arrived safely in Chengdu on May 18, 2013. The only surviving panda twins outside of Asia left their birth town Madrid on the evening of May 16, 2013. A TNT-truck transported the pandas and their keeper Alejandro Cabrera from Madrid through Spain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands to Schiphol Airport. After

[continue reading...]

2013 04 08 Zoo Madrid - Po & De De 006

Despidete Po & De De: A Goodbye Madrid Tribute Movie

Po & De De were born on September 7, 2010 @ Zoo Madrid. They left their birth town on May 16, 2013 and moved to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Here is a ‘Goodbye Madrid Tribute Movie’.

Data

Er Shun & Da Mao have settled in very well

Er Shun and Da Mao have settled in very well to their new habitat at the Toronto Zoo. Here is an update by Maria Franke, Toronto Zoo’s Curator of Mammals: They are eating a lot of bamboo and they both like the Aurea species. They are currently getting young bamboo growth and they both Love

[continue reading...]

2013 05 11 Zoo Madrid - Despidete Po y De De 046

Despidete Po y De De

A goodbye party ‘Despidete Po y De De’ was held on Saturday May 11, 2013 at Zoo Madrid. The young pandas will leave Madrid on May 16, 2013. The celebration started with a Chinese dancing dragon, to wish Po and De De goodluck for their journey to Chengdu, China. Visitors could write their wishes to

[continue reading...]

2011 04 30 Zoo Madrid - Po & De De 047

Memories of Po & De De

Po & De De were born on September 7, 2010 at Zoo Madrid. The panda twins will leave their birth town on May 16, 2013 and move to their parents native home, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Here are my photo memories of Po & De De… It will give you the

[continue reading...]

891049d5bae4635108d3478b9ee7cb27

CNTV Cooperates with Chengdu Panda Base to Launch “Giant Panda Channel”

China Network Television, or CNTV, and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding inked an agreement in Beijing on April 11, 2013 to jointly develop the “Giant Panda Channel.” Chengdu Panda Base Director Zhang Zhihe and General Manager of CNTV Wang Wenbin, who is also vice -president of China International Television Corporation and Chief of

[continue reading...]

cf9b33449f86332ec371b7aee1a5ede4

Ming Bang & Shu Lin moved to Liuzhou City Zoo

Ming Bang, born at Adventure World, Japan, and Shu Lin moved from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding to the Liuzhou City Zoo where they will reside for five years. They arrived on March 28, 2013. Source: Chengdu Panda Base http://www.panda.org.cn/china/news/news/2013-03-28/989.html

2006 National Zoo 068 - Behind the scenes

National Zoo will upgarde their panda cams

The National Zoo’s panda cams, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund, are going to be gradually ugraded. But in order to make the changes the cams will be turned off for a few weeks. The cams will most likely go dark around at the end of May and come back online in mid-June. We

[continue reading...]

featureArticlelFuni

Funi Proves Ready for Motherhood

From mid January to the beginning of March, Funi, Adelaide Zoo’s female panda, went through her second pseudo-pregnancy, which saw her experience all the things she would if actually pregnant. Symptoms included hormonal fluctuations, loss of appetite and prolonged episodes of sleep. This is very normal for female pandas to go through even if they

[continue reading...]

2013 04 05 Zoo Madrid - Po & De De 076

Po & De De will leave Madrid soon…

Po & De De, the world’s only panda twins outside of Asia, will soon leave their birth town Madrid and move to their parents home town Chengdu. Po & De De were born on September 7, 2010. Bing Xing & Hua Zui Ba’s sons are ready now to move to China and will leave Spain

[continue reading...]

468102_536018776440827_629480950_o

Xiu Hua died

Xiu Hua died at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City on Saturday April 27, 2013. The daughter of Pe Pe & Ying Ying who was born in Mexico on June 25, 1985 became 27 years old. She was the fourth cub to be born at the Chapultepec Zoo, the most succesfull panda breeding center outside

[continue reading...]

EQUIPO-TÉCNICO-ok

Artificial Insemination @ Zoo Madrid

Hua Zui Ba, Zoo Madrid’s female panda came in estrus on Saturday April 20, 2013. Her behavior and hormone levels pointed out that it was the right time for breeding. Zoo Madrid’s first option has been the natural mating, and although male panda Bing Xing showed more interest in the female, there wasn´t a successfull

[continue reading...]

April22-2013

Toronto Zoo and Chinese Cultural Centre Opens Toronto Stock Exchange Market

Dr. Ming-Tat Cheung, Chair & President, Chinese Cultural Centre (CCC) and John Tracogna, CEO, Toronto Zoo joined Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Equities Trading, Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market on April 22, 2013 to welcome giant panda pair Er Shun and Da Mao to the Toronto Zoo. The conservation loan between China and

[continue reading...]

_67168259_67168258

Edinburgh Zoo Carries Out UK’s First Panda Artificial Insemination Procedure

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), the conservation charity that owns and manages Edinburgh Zoo, is proud to announce that it carried out the first artificial insemination procedure on a giant panda in the UK on Sunday morning. Following advice from Chinese panda mating expert, Professor Wang from the China Conservation and Research Centre

[continue reading...]

news_20130421

6.6 Earthquake near Ya’an

On April 20th, 2013 an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 occurred in the Sichuan Province of China. The epicenter was in Lu Shan, near Ya’an. The earthquake was noticed at the Ya’an Bi Feng Xia Base of CCRCGP. CCRCGP reported that all pandas and staff members are safe! “Dr. Zhang Hemin told CCTV reporter

[continue reading...]

San Diego Zoo News

8636963714_a712d1cdfb_z

Xiao Liwu Living Life in Front

For a couple of weeks now pandas Xiao Liwu and Bai Yun have been in the front/main viewing area of the San Diego Zoo’s Panda Trek. The cub is extremely good at climbing up to the top of the pine tree and has even found a spot that previous cubs would frequent to take a

[continue reading...]

Zoo Atlanta News

2011 06 10 Zoo Atlanta - Lun Lun & Po 016

Artificial Insemination @ Zoo Atlanta

Lun Lun entered her critically short fertility period yesterday. Zoo Atlanta’s Animal Management Team has been monitoring the 15-year-old bear for signs that her estrous cycle was approaching since her third cub, Po, was weaned in January. Time is of the essence in captive breeding of giant pandas, which are fertile for just two to

[continue reading...]

National Zoo News

2006 National Zoo 068 - Behind the scenes

National Zoo will upgarde their panda cams

The National Zoo’s panda cams, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund, are going to be gradually ugraded. But in order to make the changes the cams will be turned off for a few weeks. The cams will most likely go dark around at the end of May and come back online in mid-June. We

[continue reading...]

Memphis Zoo News

2009 10 09 Memphis Zoo - Ya Ya 010

Artificial Insemination @ Memphis Zoo

Ya Ya was artificially inseminated a few weeks ago and Memphis zoo officials are watching her hormone levels to determine whether the procedure was successful. The insemination caused an initial hormone spike, and now officials are waiting for a second spike. That would be a positive indicator that she’s pregnant. The second spike occurs 60

[continue reading...]

Chapultepec Zoo News

468102_536018776440827_629480950_o

Xiu Hua died

Xiu Hua died at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City on Saturday April 27, 2013. The daughter of Pe Pe & Ying Ying who was born in Mexico on June 25, 1985 became 27 years old. She was the fourth cub to be born at the Chapultepec Zoo, the most succesfull panda breeding center outside

[continue reading...]

Toronto Zoo News

torontoopen

Er Shun & Da Mao debuted @ Toronto Zoo

The Toronto Zoo is very pleased to announce that the Giant Panda Experience, the new home of Er Shun and Da Mao, opened officially on May 18, 2013. Before you get up close to Canada’s adorable new giant panda pair, you will have the chance to take in the new, state-of-the-art Panda Interpretive Centre.This climate

[continue reading...]

Tiergarten Schönbrunn News

_DSC9746

Yang Yang & Long Hui mated again @ Zoo Vienna

Yang Yang & Long Hui, Tiergarten Schönbrunn / Zoo Vienna’s panda couple mated again last weekend! The Austrian panda pair is world-famous for their good breeding skills. Natural matings were seen on Sunday April 7 and Monday April 8, 2013. We now have to wait 3 until 6 months to know if Yang Yang will

[continue reading...]

Zoo Madrid News

2013 04 08 Zoo Madrid - Po & De De 006

Despidete Po & De De: A Goodbye Madrid Tribute Movie

Po & De De were born on September 7, 2010 @ Zoo Madrid. They left their birth town on May 16, 2013 and moved to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Here is a ‘Goodbye Madrid Tribute Movie’.

Edinburgh Zoo News

_67168259_67168258

Edinburgh Zoo Carries Out UK’s First Panda Artificial Insemination Procedure

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), the conservation charity that owns and manages Edinburgh Zoo, is proud to announce that it carried out the first artificial insemination procedure on a giant panda in the UK on Sunday morning. Following advice from Chinese panda mating expert, Professor Wang from the China Conservation and Research Centre

[continue reading...]

ZooParc de Beauval News

IMG_8148

One year pandas at Beauval

About a thousand visitors came to ZooParc de Beauval on Saturday January 26, 2013 to celebrate the first anniversary of the arrival of Huan Huan & Yuan Zi in France! These visitors enjoyed a special panda quiz and a movie of the pandas’ arrival on January 15, 2012. Yuan Zi received a special panda anniversary

[continue reading...]

Adventure World News

59441757c5856560114fead66cf9ca57

Mei Bang & Yong Bang moved from Wakayama to Chengdu

Mei Bang (female, Mei Hin in Japanese) and Yong Bang (male, Ei Hin in Chinese) moved from their birthtown Wakayama to Chengdu on February 26, 2013. Mei Bang & Yong Bang are the first cubs of Rau Hin (Liang Bang in Chinese). The 2 pandas born are the 7th and the 8th panda born in

[continue reading...]

Kobe Oji Zoo News

6918212114_0251abc122_z

Ko Ko Memorial Statue @ Kobe Oji Zoo

The Kobe Oji Zoo has build a Memorial Statue for their beloved panda Ko Ko at their Panda Enclosure. Ko Ko died at the Kobe Oji Zoo in Japan on September 9, 2010 after a semen-extraction procedure conducted as part of a program to impregnate his partner, Tan Tan. He keeps a special place in

[continue reading...]

Ueno Zoo News

nn20130313a4a-870x489

Ri Ri & Shin Shin mated

Ueno Zoo’s panda pair mated on March 11 & 12, 2013. Zoo staff saw the female Shin Shin and male Ri Ri, both 7 years old, mate Monday evening and again Tuesday morning. Kazuomi Nishikiori, director of education and information at Ueno Zoo, declared himself delighted with the animals’ progress. Last year a cub was

[continue reading...]

Chiang Mai Zoo News

30200055-01_big

Lin Ping’s Gold Medal

Lin Ping, the female panda born at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Thailand, won Gold in the category ‘Favorite Panda Outside of China’ in our Giant Panda Zoo Awards 2012. And this is how Chiang Mai Zoo celebrated Lin Ping’s Gold: On February 14, 2013, a parade was organised to bring Lin Ping’s Gold Medal

[continue reading...]

Taipei Zoo News

93920545878199013451n

Semen extraction in Taiwan

Taipei Zoo extracted semen from male giant panda Tuan Tuan and found that his sperm count is higher than it was last year. The zoo put together a team of eight experts for this procedure, including Chief Engineer Huang Yan of Wolong’s return to wild program; he will be on hand to assist in the

[continue reading...]

River Safari News

img-cny-13

Celebrate Kai Kai & Jia Jia’s first Chinese New Year in Singapore

Wildlife Reserves Singapore’s River Safari invites their fans to celebrate Kai Kai and Jia Jia’s first Chinese New Year in Singapore with these limited edition Chinese New Year Kai Kai and Jia Jia plushes! You may purchase them at House of Kai Kai & Jia Jia at the Giant Panda Forest exhibit in River Safari.

[continue reading...]

Adelaide Zoo News

featureArticlelFuni

Funi Proves Ready for Motherhood

From mid January to the beginning of March, Funi, Adelaide Zoo’s female panda, went through her second pseudo-pregnancy, which saw her experience all the things she would if actually pregnant. Symptoms included hormonal fluctuations, loss of appetite and prolonged episodes of sleep. This is very normal for female pandas to go through even if they

[continue reading...]

CRBGPB Chengdu Panda Base News

14a1dfad1630e8b3442c81c861cb30c8

A Bao & De De arrived in Chengdu

Po & De De arrived safely in Chengdu on May 18, 2013. The only surviving panda twins outside of Asia left their birth town Madrid on the evening of May 16, 2013. A TNT-truck transported the pandas and their keeper Alejandro Cabrera from Madrid through Spain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands to Schiphol Airport. After

[continue reading...]

CCRCGP Ya'an Bi Feng Xia Base News

news_20130421

6.6 Earthquake near Ya’an

On April 20th, 2013 an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 occurred in the Sichuan Province of China. The epicenter was in Lu Shan, near Ya’an. The earthquake was noticed at the Ya’an Bi Feng Xia Base of CCRCGP. CCRCGP reported that all pandas and staff members are safe! “Dr. Zhang Hemin told CCTV reporter

[continue reading...]

Chinese Panda Zoos News

cf9b33449f86332ec371b7aee1a5ede4

Ming Bang & Shu Lin moved to Liuzhou City Zoo

Ming Bang, born at Adventure World, Japan, and Shu Lin moved from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding to the Liuzhou City Zoo where they will reside for five years. They arrived on March 28, 2013. Source: Chengdu Panda Base http://www.panda.org.cn/china/news/news/2013-03-28/989.html