From "Difficult to Meet" to "Frequent Encounters" - China's Multiple Measures to Improve the Conservation Level of Giant Panda Population

2023-11-21

On November 17th, the National Center for the Protection and Research of Giant Pandas was unveiled in Chengdu, Sichuan. The center integrates the resources of two research institutions, the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center and the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, and gathers a national excellent team for giant panda research. It is a world-class platform for giant panda research cooperation and exchange. The person in charge of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration introduced that the center has established the Academic Committee for Giant Panda Protection and Research led by Academician Wei Fuwen and the National Innovation Alliance for Giant Panda Protection. It will also build the National Forestry and Grassland Administration's Key Laboratory for Giant Panda Protection and vigorously promote the creation of a national key laboratory for the protection of endangered animals such as giant pandas. From artificial captivity to exploration of wild release, from rejuvenating the wild giant panda population to achieving overall ecosystem protection, since the construction of the first batch of protected areas such as the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan in 1963, China's model and experience in giant panda conservation have become successful cases in the global biodiversity conservation field. National Park: Frequent encounters with giant pandas extend northward from the eastern edge of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau along the Hengduan Mountains to the Qinling Mountains. Over the years, 67 giant panda reserves have been established in this area. The officially established Giant Panda National Park in 2021 has built a more complete, continuous, and vast home for giant pandas and their umbrella species. At present, there are 1340 wild giant pandas here, accounting for 71.89% of the total population of wild giant pandas in China. Yang Wengang and Zeng Yongbing, monitoring team members of the Wolong area of the Giant Panda National Park, witnessed three wild giant pandas in one day during a field investigation in Niutou Mountain. From 'difficult to meet' to 'frequent encounters', there is an obvious protective effect behind this. The individual identification of giant panda DNA conducted by us in some regions shows that the number of individuals in each region has increased, and the range of wild giant panda activities is also constantly expanding, which is also an important reason for the increase in the probability of encountering them, "said the relevant person in charge of the Giant Panda National Park Management Bureau. Artificial Caption: Breaking the Three Difficulties of Breeding Code: As early as 1953, China began to carry out artificial breeding of giant pandas in zoos. However, problems such as difficult estrus, difficult mating and conception, and difficult survival of captive giant pandas cannot be solved for a long time. It was not until 1995 that the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center cracked the three difficult codes for captive giant pandas that the artificial breeding technology of giant pandas was able to develop significantly. The captive breeding of giant pandas provides a guarantee for China to carry out a series of extended scientific research on giant pandas. In addition to the function of preserving the source of the species, it also provides a solid foundation for international exchange and cooperation, as well as wild release. "Wei Rongping, a breeding expert at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, introduced. With the construction of artificial breeding, breeding management, and disease prevention and control systems for giant pandas, China's captive giant pandas have grown from the initial 10 to over 670 at present, basically achieving self-sustaining and sustainable development of the population, providing valuable Chinese experience for the artificial breeding of wild animals worldwide. At present, China has established a captive giant panda population breeding and development system, mainly composed of the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, and Qinling Giant Panda Research Center. With the help of molecular genetics technology and internationally advanced lineage management concepts

Edit:Ling Xiaotong    Responsible editor:Li Yi

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