Panda News from around the world
  • Bifengxia 2008 cubs to go to Shanghai

    News 163.com is reporting that 10 of the pandas born in 2008 at Bifengxia will travel to Shanghai for the world Expo next year.

    According to my research there were 11 pandas born at BFX last year, so I'm unsure if all 11 will be sent to Shanghai or 10 of the 11, or indeed there were only 10 cubs born last yeat at BFX.

    Does anyone else have any additional information?

    UPDATE

    Thanks to Jérôme and Annette, who pointed out that there is in fact 13 Panda Cubs born in 2008 living at BFX, My records had the extra 2 being born at Chengdu.
  • Happy Birthday to Ping Ping and An An

    July 6th marks the first birthday of An An and Ping Ping the first pandas to be born in 2008. They are the children of Gou Gou who was transferred to Bifengxia from Wolong after the earthquake on May 12

    The staff at Bifengxia hold a birthday party for them.
  • South Line helds Thanks Ceremony

    On March 11th 2009 the Southline of "Thanks Tourism around China" holds the "Thanks Ceremony" to officially thank Xiangjiang Safari Park and the local citizens for helping Wolong in their time of need after the quake of 2008.

    CCRCGP give Xiangjiang Safari Park the soil and water from Wolong, a scroll with a Chinese painting of the 13 cubs born in 2008 at Bifengxia and the palm prints of the 13 panda cubs.

    The citizens of Guangzho voted on the name of Cao Cao's 2008 cub, they decided to name it "Wu Yang" 5 Sheep as Guangzhou is known as the city of 5 sheep.
  • Southline helds "Thank you Ceremony"

    March 7th 2009.
    CCRCGP helds a Thank you Ceremony for Yunnan. The ceremony is held near the gates of Yunnan Wildlife Park.

    The ceremony is opened with a lion dance, then 26 children from Kumming Boai Rehabilitation centre for hearing impared and 26 actors sing the theme song of "Thanks Tourism Love is the most beautiful". 26 Children and actors were chosen as this represents Yunnan's 26 nationalities and the 26 Giant Pandas fostered out after the quake.
  • Bifengxia cubs move to kindergarten

    The thirteen Panda Cubs that were born last year at Bifengxia (The centre where I volunteered) have been moved from their mothers in to the Kindergarten.

    It has been reported that if they do well there then next year they could be moved into the new semi wild area that is currently being built.
  • Trip pic of the day (Nov 8)

    This is another little panda that was being fed as the same time as yesterdays picture. S/he was very sweet and was "Crawling" all over his blanket and under his cushion.
  • Trip pic of the day (Nov 7)

    This little panda was just being fed and encouraged to go toilet when I went to the Panda Kindergarten to talk to one of the staff there about my flight to Shanghai.

    When pandas are born they are very undeveloped and need lots of care and attention from mum / keepers as they can not do a lot of things for themselves.
  • Owe the world celebration.

    On 24th October 2008, CCRCGP at Bifengxia held the naming ceremony for Ping ping and An an. Iw was a big event as they were the first cubs born after the quake. The ceremony also thanked the staff for what they did in the quake, and they also thanked everyone around the world who have rallied together to bring funds and raise awareness of the pandas plight after the quake.
  • Gougou twins named.

    Some more information and pictures about Gougou twins the first pandas to be born after the quake. Their names are Ping Ping and An An.
  • Pictured: The adorable twin panda cubs bred in captivity just months after killer earthquake

    The following news story I found on the daily mail web site mentions that the first set of twins born this year have turned 100 days old and are having a naming ceremony but fails to mention their names. Does anyone know?

    As these adorable twin giant panda cubs playfully roll around on the floor, they seem worlds away from the devastating earthquake that destroyed much of their habitat in south west China.

    They are one of the first twins delivered this year at the Bifengcia base of the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Yaan, in the Sichuan Province.
  • Panda Ambassador Huang Xiaoming Visits the Cubs

    On October 5th, 2008, the Panda Ambassador of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Mr. Huang Xiaoming takes a special trip to Ya'an Bifengxia Base and see the two cubs he adopted. He also takes a trailer for the two cubs for their 100-day celebration. Since the Wenchuan earthquake, Huang Xiaoming concerns the giant pandas at Wolong very much. When he learns that Guo Guo gave birth to a pair of twin cubs, he applies for adopting the cubs to the Research Center and does what he can for their healthy growth.
  • New pandas at Bifengxia

    Zhu Yun, also gave birth whilst I was working at Bifengxia.

    At 14:27 and 19:07 of September 3, 2008, the captive giant panda Zhu Yun gives birth to two cubs. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda has one more pair of twin cubs.
  • Yay More panda babies

    On August 6th 2008 Cao cao gives birth to her first babies, a set of twins.
    Born with in 10 minutes of each other, and they both a good healthy size.
  • 4 More cubs

    4 Cubs with-in 14 hours, that must be some kind of record.

    A pair of female twins to Qiyuan, and a single cub each to Chenggong and Zhuzhu all at Chengdu
  • The case of the missing panda

    It looks like a panda cub that was born on the 13th of July to Ying ying, went without me noticing. Though Performing a google search didn't bring show him / her up.

    So now we have 5 Panda Cubs this year.
    I will update the Pandas Born in 2008 post.

    UPDATE
    Susan Langa sent us an Email about the missing Panda, (Many thanks Susan), she sent me the Press release, I have managed to find it on the Wolong Panda Club, website and added it to the References.
  • Twins bring hope to Bifengxia

    Guo Guo, a female panda moved from the Wolong Panda Breeding Centre has given birth to twins in Bifengxia, Sichuan, China. They are the first to be born this year. This is a very special occasion as the pregnancy happened around the time of the May 12th quake. Caretakers have removed one of the twins and weighed it at 150g (6oz).