Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding ( Chinese 成都 大熊貓 繁育 研究 基地 / 成都 大熊猫 繁育 研究 基地 , Pinyin Chéngdū Dàxióngmāo fányù Yánjiū Jīdì , German research station for the rearing of the giant panda Chengdu ) is a non-profit breeding and research facility for giant pandas and other endangered species. The facility is located in Chengdu in the province of Sichuan in the People's Republic of China .
The facility was founded in 1987 with six giant pandas rescued in the wild. The hatchery has the largest population of artificially bred giant pandas. In 2015 it was 115 animals.
International cooperation
Cooperation partners are:
- Adventure World in Shirahama , Wakayama , Japan
- Atlanta Zoo and Georgia Institute of Technology , USA
- Madrid Zoo, Spain
- ZooParc de Beauval , France
There is a scientific cooperation with the WWF , the Global Cause Foundation , the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) (USA), the East Bay Zoological Society ( USA), the University of Maryland , the Drexel University , the Oakland China Wildlife Preservation Foundation , the Conservation & Research Center of the Smithsonian's National Zoo , the University of Glasgow , the Chester Zoo , the Nihon University and Keio University and the Obuchi Foundation of Japan.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chengdu Giant Panda “Qing He” Gives Birth to Twins, New Members of the 2015 Olympic Panda Family! Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, accessed January 31, 2016 .
- ↑ International Cooperation. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, accessed January 31, 2016 .
Coordinates: 30 ° 44 ′ 22 ″ N , 104 ° 8 ′ 29 ″ E