SeaWorld and Busch Gardens have given $10,000 to the Chengdu Panda Research Centre to help with efforts after the quake on May 12th.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding – Chengdu, Sichuan, China: The May 12th earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, and was one of our planet’s most devastating natural disasters in recent history. The principal areas affected were in the Qionglai and Minshan mountain ranges, home to incredible biodiversity and the principle remaining habitat of giant pandas. Almost 90 percent of remaining wild giant pandas live in the regions most impacted by the quake. The Fund recently granted a $10,000 Animal Crisis Grant to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding to help with veterinary costs and care of the rescued giant pandas after the earthquake and help rebuild infrastructure of the region’s nature reserves.