On September 5, the Sichuan Travel and Tourism Administration, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and the Hong Kong Pandapia International Limited Company jointly hosted the first global live videostream of a male/female set of giant panda twins as they grew up. YouTube,the world’s largest video website, Japan’s famous Niconico, China’s Youku, and Tudou all hosted the live show for network users.

On August 28, the joint Changning Bamboo Forest and Panda World Scientific Research Cooperation Agreement signing ceremony was held at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

The 17th Symposium of` Animal Reproduction Branch of the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine was held from August 23 to 25 in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Liu Yuliang, an associate research fellow from the Chengdu Research Base of` Giant Panda Breeding,

read his paper and introduced the identification technology and research results of mesenchymal

stem cells isolated.from giant panda bone marrow.The paper was published as a cover article in Stem Cells and Development in 2013.

The 34th International Society t`or Animal Genetics Conference was held in Xi’an on July 28. A team from the research center’s genetics department of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding joined over 1,300 Chinese and overseas experts to attend the conference. This was the first global gathering held in China since the International Society for Animal Genetics was founded in 1954. The conference was also the largest and most widely covered international meeting in the field of animal genetics in China so far.

Chengdu giant panda Ya Xing gave birth to the first set of male/female twins in the year of the horse. The cubs were born on June 30 between 8:13am and 8:44am. To date Ya Xing has delivered 3 cubs in 2 litters, all surviving.

On June 23, an anniversary commemoration was held in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant

Panda Breeding to celebrate the first anniversary of giant pandas’ return from Japan to China. The Sichuan Travel and Tourism Administration sponsored the event in collaboration with the Chengdu Panda Base. Nearly 50 people attended the event, including Chinese citizens from all walks of life and several Japanese friendship groups such as the Japan Tokyo China Friendship Association, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, the Japan China Photography Artist Association, and several others.

This June marked the official opening of the reintroduction training enclosure at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding’s Dujiangyan Field Research Center for Giant Pandas. Careful interdepartmental coordination and effort went into the endeavor for years.

From June 17 to 19, the Children and Youth Science Center of China, the Chinese Science and Technology Museum, the Chinese Association of Natural Science Museums, and the China Association of Children’s Science Instructors jointly held the 2nd Scientific Education Project Exhibit and Evaluation of Science and Technology Site at the China Science and Technology Museum.First place was awarded to an educational program called the Conservation Education Volunteer Training and Summer Camp from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. This program was also selected to receive the Teachers Choice award, an honor bestowed after careful selection by a panel of educators.The International Internship Program of the Chengdu

Panda Base won a third place.

On the afternoon of June 5, a delegation of 9 people headed by Luba Ntambo, Vice Premier and

Defense Minister of the People’s Republic of Congo visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The group came at the invitation of State Councilor and Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and were accompanied by officers from the Chengdu Military Foreign Affairs Office.

On the evening of June 2, at 19:38, the televised program “Topics in Focus” aired a piece on Children’s Day at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and broadcast a feature documentary called “Kissing My Children”. June 1 is International Children’s Day and is widely celebrated throughout China with special events and free admission for children to many attractions.

On September 1912014, under a clear autumn sky with brisk air,an adoption ceremony took place at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The Yingke Law Firm from Beijing & the Lyon Technology Co.J Ltd. from Shanghai adopted giant panda Ying Ying. Yingke Law Firm has always attached importance to giant pandas and committed to improving the environment and condition of panda conservation. To show their dedication to China’s national treasure, the two companies co-sponsored the adoption program. Best wishe/to Ying Ying and may she grow up with health and happiness.

Chrysler Group (China) Sales Limited Adopts Ku Ku&Wei Wei

On August 22, 2014, the Chrysler Group (China) Sales Limited adopted two giant pandas and named them Ku Ku & Wei Wei in Chinese after its model, the Dodge JCUV to assist in panda conservation.

Japanese Association for Study of Chinese Traditional Medicines Adopts Guan Yuan

On September 171 2014, an adoption renewal ceremony for the giant panda Guan Yuan took place at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The Japanese Association for Study of Chinese Traditional Medicine adopted Guan Yuan from the year of2003 and decided to renew the agreement. 71le president of the association and 4Japanese nationals are avid panda fans who hope that through this ceremony giant panda conservation efforts will be promoted.

Dyson’s Thoughts on Giant Pandas

To create a healthier] cleaner environment for giant panda cubs and to ensure all laboratory and panda enclosures ue spotless, Dyson gifted 21 vacuum cleaners and 21 bladeless fans to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on July 24, 2014 Tan Hongming, the vice director of the Chengdu Panda Base, expressed his thanks to Dyson. He commented on the long term mission of protecting giant pandas and how the equipment would be used in every area of the Chengdu Panda Base. The machines would not only give pandas cooler and cleaner a conditions during the summer season, but would also make a more comfortable environment for researchers and panda keepers.

Ya’an Animal and Nature Film Festival

On October 18, 2014, China’s 7th Annual Ya’an Animal and Nature Film Festival took place in the city of Ya’an. The week-long festivities featured several documentary films, an eco-tourism and cultural forum, tours at the nearby Bifengxia Panda Base, bird watching tours and a photography competition. The purpose of the event was to create an exchange platform for documentaries with an animal and nature theme. Documentary films from over 10 countries and regions focused on environmental protection,were played throughout the week.

The festival showed nearly 30 screenings filmed both in China and abroad including 20 foreign animal and nature movies like “Wild Meat Tracking, Indian Buffalo in My Hometown”, “Shifting Undercurrents-Female Seaweed Collectors of the Gulf of Mannar”, The Tiger Death Chronicles” , and several other domestic movies on animals and nature.

The Ya’an Animal and Nature Film Festival was the first event arranged jointly by Ya’an and the China Film Archive’ since 2007, whose goal was to deliver a concept of eco-environment protection and harmony`between humans and.nature.

France’s Bears Stamp Launch

Every Year France’s postal service, La Poste, dedicates a block of stamps to endangered animals, and this year’s topic is bears.

A French comic book artist, Olivier Tallec,drew the four stamps. These stamps include the effigies of the polar bear, Andean spectacled bear,Kermode or “Spirit Bear”(a sub-species of the Nordz American black bear) and the giant panda.

The launch of these stamps was held at the Zooparc of Beauval where the two pandas Yuan Zi and Huan Huan have resided since January 2012. A date stamp with a panda was specially used

on this day.

Saint-Aignan the city of the zooparc and it’s namesake philatelic association, organized this launch. During the two day launch on March 21 and 22, 2014, a temporary post office was set up and several events took place in the zooparc. Crowds of stamp collectors and bears lovers specially came for these two days. I, Jerome Pouille, was invited by Andre Feller, the association’s president, and by Francoise Rodolphe and Delphine Delord, the zoo director. I was appointed a specific location for people to meet me and ask me questions about pandas and their conservation. It was an interesting educational event where children and adults leaned many things about the biology, lifestyle,behaviors, and threats against giant pandas. I organized a quick contest where those with the right answers were awarded stamps.

These two days provided an educational and interesting time for visitors to view the two pandas as it was during breeding season. The two pandas were highly active and vocal] and exhibited specific breeding behaviors such as territory marking. Yuan Zi and Huan Huan are too young to mate, but showed extreme interest in each other, which is a very good sign for the future.

Ju Xiao Births Triplets

On July 29, 2014, Ju Xiao gave birth to triplets at the Guangzhou Chimlong Safari Park. This marks the second set of triplets bore at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda and the fourth set of triplets born in captivity.

This past spring, Ju Xiao began showing signals of estrus. The conservation center sent staff members Wang Chengdong and Zhou Yingnlin to the Safari Park. Ju Xiao received two artificial insemination treatments with fresh samples collected from Lin Lin, a 14 year-old male, on March 26 and 27.

As early as July 4, Dong Chao, Ju Xiaols keeper,observed her displaying pre-delivery behaviors such as a decreased appetite and several days later joined by an increased nesting activities and anxiety. By mid July her actions clearly indicated an impending delivery. Research staff and keepers began observing her movements 24 bows a day until she gave birth to the first cub on July 29 at 1:10 am. The second cub arrived at 3:47am, and the third at 4:34am. Exhaustion set in and Ju Xiao was not able to care for all three newborn cubs alone. Staff members placed the three cubs in incubator to conduct physical examinations. The first cub weighed 90.5g, the second 83g,and the dlkd 124.4g.

The sudden appearance of triplets surprised everyone, but a sense of foreboding overshadowed

this celebratory time at the panda conservation center.The survival rate of giant panda triplets is very low and the first week is critical. The center sent another two staff members to assist with caring for the cubs. Long distance communication between the Conservation center and the Safari Park was carefully established to provide technological support. With excellent care by staff members, the panda mother and cubs remained stable and healthy Ju Xiao’s natural cub care was supplemented with assistance h:ore staff and the cubs were able to stay with the mother regularly. By early Octobey the cubs had grown to body weights of 230.6g, 245.3gJ and 333.4g respectively.

Ju Xiao was born in Wolong in 2002. She gave birth to a set of twins in 2010 and was then relocated to the Guangzhou Chimlong Safari Park in 2012.Under the excellent care and intact environment at Chindong Safari Park, Ju Xiao became a mother for the second time in her life.

Last year, a set of triplets was delivered  the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding by Jiao Zi, a 19-year-old female. Sadly only one cub. Survived from the litter, the other two were still -borns. Lan Jingchao, a panda specialist said, “The health situation of a panda mother determines the survival rate of her cubs. Compared with Ju Xiao,Jiao Zi was much weaker The survival of triplets can be influenced by many factors and should be further researched. We congratulate Ju Xiao’s success.”

Xue Xue’s Return to the Wild

The State Forestry Administration launched the wild release of the giant panda Xue Xue

at the Liziping National Nature Reserve in the city of Ya’an, Sichuan province on October 14,

2014. Jointly hosted by the State Forestry Administration and the people’s government of Sichuan province, numerous leaders were in attendance at the event. Chen Fengxue, deputy director of the State Forestry Administration, Zhao Xueqian,deputy secretary general of people’s government of Sichuan province, and Ye Zhuang, Ya’an party secretary were present.

This was the fourth captive giant panda released into the wild. Prior to Xue Xue, the other pandas were Xiang Xiang, Tao Tao, and Zhang Xiang. The female Xue Xue weighed 55.8kg and was born on August 15, 2012. Xue Xue’s growth and behavior were documented, and after two years of pre-release training, she was deemed able to be released into the wild. Experts unanimously agreed to this after observing her over a trial period that she had developed all of the necessary skins to survive to include independently Ending food and water, and to avoid predators to name a few.

The State Forestry Administration began the wild reintroduction program in 2003 to prevent a decline in the giant panda gene pool. Xiang Xiang was the first captive giant panda that underwent this novel training region and was released into the wild in April 2006. Much was learned from this experience and the second phase of captive giant panda reintroduction training program was initiated. Giant pandas Tao Tao and Zhang Xiang were separately released to the wild in October 2012 and November 2013. With careful monitoring,researchers observed that Tao Tao and Zhang Xiang adjusted well to the wild. The hope is that Xue Xue’s return will facilitate the rejuvenation of wild giant panda populations in the Xiaoxiangling Mountains.

Liziping National Nature Reserve was formally listed as a giant panda reintroduction training base by the State Forestry Administration during the event. According to the administration, another

giant panda named Xin Yuan will be released in the second half of November.

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The Macao Special Autonomous Region (SAR) Secretariat for Administration and Justice Offices offered an official comment that giant pandas Shu Rong and Ya Lin, presented by the central government, settle in the Macao SAR on April 30. The two pandas will replace the male giant panda Kai Kai who lived there previously. Plans for Shu Rong and Ya Lin to be available to meet the Macao citizens are scheduled for June.

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According to survey results of the 4th National Giant Panda Census, Laojun Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration, Pingshan County, Sichuan province, announced that three wild giant pandas were discovered in the nature reserve. Now the Pingshan County in Yibin city, near the upper reaches of the Yangtze River has became one of four new giant panda inhabited areas.

Since spring 2015, information from giant panda nature reserves across Several provinces has been successfully integrated. Wild giant pandas have been discovered and monitored throughout the following areas: Dongyang Valley, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province; Gengda town, Aba prefecture, Sichuan province; Niubei Mountain, Yingjing County, Sichuan province; Yingxiu town, Wenchuan County, Sichuan province; Axia Nature reserve, Gansu province;Sanguanmiao, Foping County, Shaanxi province; and Taibai River, Taibai County, Shaanxi province.

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Five giant pandas died from canine distemper(CDV) in the Rescue Center of Rare Wildlife in Shaanxi Province from the end of 2014 to early 2015. After the disease outbreak, almost 30 experts throughout the country were invited to assist with treatment, emergency evacuation for unaffected giant pandas, and for all-weather monitoring. At present, the epidemic has leveled off and no more new cases have appeared.

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“The Last Panda”, written by George Beals Schaller, the American Biologist, Environmentalists and foreign representative on giant panda project, is republished by Shanghai Translation Publishing House. Schaller is the first western scientist commissioned by WWF to work for giant panda conservation, and the first foreigner approved by the Chinese government to access the Qiangtang depopulated zone for antelope research, George Beals Schaller was awarded one of the three world’s most outstanding wildlife research scholars by lime.

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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding was awarded the Top 10, ranked No.8 of the 4th Session of China Tourism Industry Development Conference held in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. The conference issued the Top 20 International In Nuential Scenic Spot in China.Guided by the Sichuan Travel and Tourism Administration, Sichuan Daily Newspaper Office and Provincial Academy or Social Sciences sponsored the 2014 Sichuan Tourism Industry Top 10 Elected List and Release Activity. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding was awarded the Top 10 Most Popular Scenic Spot.

At 2:00pm on November 29, giant panda Shu Xiang was sent back Rom Macao to Sichuan via Air China Night CA638, is ready to participate in the next year’s breeding program.
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In the morning of November 28, the famous panda Ba Si’s 35th birthday party was held in Haixia (Fuzhou) Research and Exchange Center for the Giant Panda of Dameng Mountain, Fuzhou city. Presently, Ba Si is the world’s oldest living captive giant panda.
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On November 26, the Thanksgiving party, a one-day theme activity was successfully held in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. This event is one of a series of”Discovering Twin Cubs-Global Event to Promote Conservation Awareness of Giant Pandas”. J11e Chengdu Panda Base, together with Sichuan International Delicacy Festival, invited Sichuan delicacy catering chefs to make dishes from the inspiration Of giant pandas. The female panda Hua Jiao was released into the wild in Liziping Nature Reserve ofYaan, Sichuan province on November 19. She is the 5’1 released captive panda after Xiang Xiang, Tao Tao, Zhang Xiang and Xue Xue.
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Chinese giant panda Liang Liang gave birth to a cub on August 18 in Malaysia. On November 17, the cub, weighing 4.67kg, had its t meet with the visitors at the Malaysia National Zoo. Visitors will have an hour to meet the cub every day.
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From November 10-13, 2015, the 2015 Annual Conference of Chinese Committee of Breeding Technique for Giant Pandas was held in Dalian. The meeting aimed to strengthen the cooperation to promote China’s endangered wildlife conservation and improve giant panda population management and conservation, giant panda disease prevention and control, population size development, genetic diversity Conservation, captive panda reintroduction, held rescue, public science population and much more.
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On November 5, giant pandas Cai Tao and Hu Churr returned to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding from Taiyuan Zoo for next year’s breeding. Two male giant panda Gong Gong and Shun Shun have become the new hosts in the panda hall in Taiyuan Zoo and have met with visitors.
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The 41th Conservation Education Seminar Of Four Districts of Cross-Straits for Giant Panda held in Dujiangyan on November3 2015. It was hosted by the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda. The conference is held every two years. The first was held at Bejing Zoo in 2009, second and third hosted by the Taipei Zoo and Hong Kong Ocean Park. Over 100 experts and representatives attended the seminar from 60 nature reserves, giant panda conservation education, breeding and academic institutions.

After the agreement The joint promotion on the giant panda conservation” was signed between the South Korean Ministry of environment and China’s State Forestry Administration, on October 31, Samsung products and Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association of the State Forestry Administration signed a contract for the introduction of giant panda.
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On September 25 Washington time, Peng Liyuan, President Xi imping’s wife and Michelle Obama, President Obama’s wife visited the panda hall in the United States National Zoo. Peng Liyuan and Michelle Obama visited the panda Tian Tian and her newborn cub, together named the cub as Bei Bei. and attended the naming ceremony.
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On August 25, the International Olympic Committee President Bach couple, accompanied by Liu Peng, the State Sports General Administration, Timothy Fok, a member of the International Olympic Committee and Chairman of Hongkong Olympic Province, and other leaders and Provincial Sports Bureau staff, visited Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. and specially visited the Olympic panda family members.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a global search for UNDP Panda Envoys and UNDP Panda Ambassadors on January 17, 2016 in Chengdu, China. The search was sponsored by the UNDP in cooperation with over 20 zoos from13 countries around the world. More than 50 attendees participated in the launch ceremony including UNDP officers, experts and guests from global conservation agencies.

Primarily internet based, the search will focus on the four facets of giant panda conservation, culture, art and tourism. The categories are titled, “Global Naming of UNDP Panda Ambassadors, Global Search for ‘UNDP Panda Envoys”,”Global Exhibition of Giant Panda Arts:Conservation Across National Boundaries and Global Collection of Giant Panda Song”, and ‘A Tour to Giant Panda Hometown”.

Starting on January 17, 2016, people around the world can participate in the official process for selecting names for Qing He’s twin cubs. The winner of the contest will be invited to Beijing to participate in the “Global Nanjing of UNDP Pambassadors and Global Exhibition of Giant Panda Arts: Conservation Across National Boundaries” closing ceremony “Global Search for UNDP Panda Envoys” was also launched on January 17. Visitors can tour the
20 designated zoos from 13 countries to search for giant pandas or activity billboards. Those visitors may upload a short selfie video to the official website to become eligible as candidates for UNDP Panda Envoy selection. On April 1, 2016,the 17 elected UIOI)P Panda Envoys will be invited to Chengdu to participate in a one-week tour of the giant pandas’ hometown as well as the “Global Exhibition of Giant Panda Arts: Conservation Across National Boundaries” in Beijing.

Giant Panda Express

Recently the Thailand National Tourism Administration and Bangok Municipal Government jointly announced at Thailand’s largest Central Embassy Mall that they would introduce a famous global exhibition called Tour of 1,600 Giant Pandas”. The Thailand government will support WWF with the 1,600 giant panda paper exhibition,which will be displayed at ten popular attractions from March 4 until April 10. It will be an interactive exhibit for tourists and all the revenue made from the exhibition will be donated to WIW Thailand Branch as conservation foundation for elephants, Bengal tigers and other wild animals.

In order to promote the development of the giant panda conservation program in China and to advance the education and scientific research of giant pandas in South Korea, an agreement was reached from the Sino-South Korea summit session in 2014. Two giant pandas were sent to South Korea from Sichuan in March and will be ready to meet visitors in April 2016.

On February 13, glint panda Hao Hao from China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda mated in Belgium PairiDaiza. This marked the first time a giant panda mated in 2016.

On February 6, 2016, nine panda cubs bore at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in 2015 received their official names. They are ling Ao, ling Yon, Meng Lan, Si Nian, Si Junjun, Xiao Ya, Xiao Chuan, Da Ni and Xiao
Ni. Their names were decided from the proposals of giant panda fans all over the world.

On February 4, 2016, giant panda Ke Lin’s cubs were given their official names, Olympia and Fu Wa. Experts selected their names from thousands of offers from the Global Naming event.

In February, 2016, the 5 Fenghuang-Jiuzhai Zhuoma Beauty Pageant Top 20 launched the Jiuzhai Zhuoma-A Tow for Giant Panda Conservation Interactive Charity Activity. The top 20 candidates visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding’s Dujiangyan Field Research Center for Giant Panda fora photography shoot. Its aim was to introduce more people to giant pandas and how they can be involved in giant panda conservation.

In December 2015, 120 delegates of National and Sichuan Provincial People’s Congress visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding’s Dujiangyan Field Research Center for Giant Pandas. Delegates hilly affirmed the basic construction of the Field Research Center and highly anticipated the bright h1ture of giant panda reintroduction.