The Chengdu Panda Base is the base for giant panda conservation, and also combines natural scenery and man-made landscapes to create living areas for giant pandas, red pandas, and other Chinese endangered animals.
The giant pandas are only found in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. In total there are fewer than 1000, of which 80% are distributed within the territory of Sichuan province. The Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre has been created and imitated the panda's natural habitat in order that they might have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. The Research Centre covers an area of 92 acres. Giant pandas, lesser pandas, black-necked cranes, white storks as well as over 20 species of rare animals are fed and bred there throughout the year. Verdant bamboo, bright flowers, fresh air, a natural hill form part of the Centre.
The facilities for giant pandas include a fodder room, sleeping quarters, medical station, research laboratories and a training centre. A great number of plants and as many as ten thousand clumps of bamboos and bushes have been cultivated to provide for the giant panda's diet and habitat. The Centre is planning to expand by another 500 acres of land on which to simulate a natural environment in order to prepare the giant pandas bred at the centre for release into the wild.
The following photographs were taken on an enjoyable visit to the panda centre, but I did have my fill of pandas by the end of the visit. What a horrible remark some would say!
Lake Swan
The giant pandas are only found in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. In total there are fewer than 1000, of which 80% are distributed within the territory of Sichuan province. The Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre has been created and imitated the panda's natural habitat in order that they might have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. The Research Centre covers an area of 92 acres. Giant pandas, lesser pandas, black-necked cranes, white storks as well as over 20 species of rare animals are fed and bred there throughout the year. Verdant bamboo, bright flowers, fresh air, a natural hill form part of the Centre.
The facilities for giant pandas include a fodder room, sleeping quarters, medical station, research laboratories and a training centre. A great number of plants and as many as ten thousand clumps of bamboos and bushes have been cultivated to provide for the giant panda's diet and habitat. The Centre is planning to expand by another 500 acres of land on which to simulate a natural environment in order to prepare the giant pandas bred at the centre for release into the wild.
The following photographs were taken on an enjoyable visit to the panda centre, but I did have my fill of pandas by the end of the visit. What a horrible remark some would say!
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| The Red Panda lying on the walkway handrail and taking no notice of anyone |
Lake Swan
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