Pay equal attention to protection and research, and great achievements have been made in the protection of giant pandas in the past 10 years

CCTV News:China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center is the largest, most comprehensive and highest-level giant panda conservation research institution in the world. In the past 10 years, it has not only made breakthroughs in overcoming artificial breeding of giant pandas, but also actively explored the wild release of artificially bred giant pandas and promoted the protection of wild giant pandas and their habitats.

　At Dujiangyan base of China Giant Panda Protection Research Center, the staff of Panda Hospital are conducting routine blood examination of giant pandas, which is of great significance to know the health status of giant pandas regularly. In addition to using advanced medical means to ensure the healthy growth of giant pandas, the Panda Center has made remarkable achievements in the field of wild release and introduction in the past 10 years.

Wei Rongping, Director of Wolong Shenshuping Base, China Giant Panda Protection Research Center:First of all, in the aspect of panda wild training and release, we have overcome the key technology of panda wild training and release, and we have innovatively adopted the technology of "mother animals with cubs", achieving a good result of successfully releasing 10 pandas and surviving 9 pandas.

Wei Rongping said that from 2017 to this year, six giant pandas in the Panda Center participated in the introduction work in the wild, and so far 10 cubs have been bred.

In the past 10 years, the Panda Center has also built the world’s largest and most extensive panda cooperation and exchange platform.

Wei Rongping, Director of Wolong Shenshuping Base, China Giant Panda Protection Research Center:By 2022, 18 zoos in 16 countries and regions have conducted international exchanges with us. By 2022, we have also bred 21 giant panda cubs overseas with international cooperation units.

In addition, in order to support the construction of the Giant Panda National Park and strengthen the protection of wild animals and plants, the Panda Center has also been approved to set up the Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in the Giant Panda National Park and the National Long-term Research Base of Conservation Biology of Endangered Wild Animals, focusing on the rescue and disease prevention of wild giant pandas, rejuvenation of small populations in the wild and breeding of captive giant pandas.