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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Chengdu, China · built 1987

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (or simply Chengdu Panda Base) is a government-funded non-profit breeding and research institute for giant pandas, red pandas, and other rare animals, located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Chengdu Panda Base was founded in 1987 by the Chengdu Municipal People's Government. It started with six giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, the research base had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83. It aimed to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."

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