Bifengxia Panda Volunteer with China Wenchuan Earthquake Affects to Wolong Panda Conservation & Reserve Research

1, May 2008, 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake and Wolong Panda.
Wenchuan Earthquake happened at 14:28, 12May 2008, in Wenchuan and Yinxiu, Beichuan, Mianzhu, Pengzhou area, Sichuan Provinc, P.R.China. Affected area covers Sichuan, Chongqing, Gansu, Shanxi, Hubei, Yunnan etc. Almost all western area roads in Sichuan were blocked.
Till 12:00 of 07 July, 2008, the death toll from the devastating earthquake rose to 69,196, injured people rose to 374,176, and 18,376 people were missing. And the aftershocks maybe take place about one month. The aftershocks have not break till now, and at about 16:28 on 25May an aftershocks took another time stronly (Magnitude 6.4). Total more than 16,200 aftershocks took in China quaked zone.

2, Tourists and Earthquake.
To ensure the earthquake relief transportation, as well as to protect tourists' body healthy, the needs of epidemic prevention, from the 13May 2008 all tourists (both Chiense and foreigners) are not allowed to Sichuan for touring, this order issued by China National Tourism Administration and Sichuan Tourism Administration.
And Sichuan reopened to Tourists to saft aera in June; 3-4 Flights between Jiuzhaigou and Chengdu in late June.

3, Earthquake and Wolong.
About the wild panda, almost about 1590 wild pandas in China, and no dead body found till now.
And in Wolong, with total population of more than 6000, about 47 local people injured, and about 40 local people died. No died for the Wolong Panda Center staff.
Almost all captive panda Enclosures has been destroyed. and 6 captive pandas ever escaped from the Enclosure, 4 of them re-captured(3 captured before 14May, one captured on 26May). One panda (Maomao) died in the Enclosure, two panda injured.
At the time of earthquake, about 34 foreigners (foreign tourists) in Wolong, all of them safe and brought to Chengdu by Heli on both 15May and 16May.
Till 26 May 2008, almost all blocked roads okey for basic transportation, but the roads in Wenchuan area (along Minjiang river) still blocked (about 8 KM bloacked), also blocked to Wolong, and aftershocks still taking place..

4, Earthquake and Wolong reconstruction.
Almost all panda facilities has been destroyed in the earthquake, 18 panda enclosures (panda houses) destroyed, other panda enclosures were in dangerous. And about 6117 hectares in Wolong Reserve was destroyed by earthquake (Wolong Reserve total area about 203601 hectares).
So most of Wolong Research & Conservation staff will migrate to Bifengxia.
And the reconstruction site will be slected in Huangcaoping - Shenshuping - Tiantaishan area in Xingfu Valley, Genda township, instead of Heitaoping area. And it will take about 3 years to finish the reconstruction for short-term construction.
The Wolong reconstruction are: 7 Wild Panda Conservation Station (Dengsheng station, Mujiangping station, Sanjiang station, Sandaoqiao site, Haoziping site, Lurping site and Genda site), Wuyipeng Renovation, 100 routes for wild tracking; And in Research Center: Research Laboratory  (650 sq meters), Animal hospital, Raising & training for panda return to wild, Panda Education Center, Bamboo Base, 30 raising enclosures, 20 breeding enclosures; Digit panda research.
In addition, Centers for Disease Control of Panda will be built in Dujiangyan: 40 panda raising enclosures, Panda Research Laboratory, Animal hospital.
 

5, Wolong Panda Migration and Earthquake.
One panda missing.
One panda dead from earthquake took on 21May.
6 pandas migrated to Bifengxia on 23 May.
8 Olympic Pandas migrated to Beijing Zoo on 24May.
4 pandas moved to Chengdu Panda Base.
2 Pandas to Wuhan Zoo.
13 pandas migrated to Bifengxia on 18 June.
6 pandas moved to Bifengxia on 24June.
4 pandas moved to Fuzhou Panda World on 24June.
3 pandas take flight to Yunnan Wildlife World on 26June. They are: Sijia, born 12Aug 2006; Meixi, born 10Aug 2006; Yuyu, born 11Sep 2006.
5 pandas take flight to Panyu Xiangjiang Wildlife World on 26June.
7 pandas has been relocated in another safe place in Wolong instead of Heitaoping.
13 pandas trasnfered to Bifengxia on 21July 2008.
Till Sep in 2008, Wolong (included Bifengxia) raising more than 145 captive pandas, is the No.1 in camptive pandas.
 

6, Panda and volunteer tour

Sichuan Earthquake area needs  a lot of support for earthquake relief, victims living, housing rebuilding such as tents, foods, water, funds.
And Wolong area also needs a lot of supplies for panda's food, captive panda bears enclosure rebuilding etc.

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Wolong Panda Namelist for NewBirth in 2007

13Jul 2006
Panda Sanctuary (Habiat) in China added to UNESCO

06July 2008, the giant panda Guo Guo, gave birth to twins at Bifengxia, branch of  the China Conservation & Research Center for the Giant Pandas. The twins are the first to be born this year and the first since the devastating earthquake took on 12May in Wenchuan. Guo Guo was one of the six pandas migrated on 22May from Wolong to Bifengxia after earthquake.

World Heritage List in July 2006.

Sep01 2004
Hua Mei (aged 5), the panda born on 21Aug 1999 in San Diego Zoo, USA, and returned Wolong on 13Feb

2004,  gave birth to twins in Wolong at 19:45 (1st) and  20:22 (2nd), one male weight 157 grams, and another weight 130.5 grams.

Aug2004
3rd census on panda population (lasted about 5yesrs) launched in Aug shows that there are 1590 wild pandas (aged over 1.5 years old), and raised panda 161, total pandas at least 1750 over the world.
But in 1988, the 2nd survey on panda population population investigation showed were 1110 wild pandas, so 480 wild pandas increased by.
And in China total about 40 protection area involved panda preserves, and most of them locate in Sichuan. 27 of them in specially panda reserves, protect 32 counties.
It be sure that about 95% giant panda in the wild under protection. On the other hand, at least 90% of the artifically bred baby pandas have survived.

May2004
Wild panda appearing to our sight in Baishuihe National Natural Reserve.

Mar 2004
A wild panda was found in Xiping village, Jiangyou, Jianyang, Sichuan province, altitude 600meters. And about 40% wild pandas living Mianyang, Sichuan..

Feb 2004
The 3rd Investigation on Population of Wild Panda finished in China.

Sep 2003
In September 2003, about 5 female pandas will be mother in Panda Breeding & Researching Base of Chengdu. Usually from July to Sep is the high rate in cubs birth.

Sep 2003
The 3rd Survey & Investigation of Wild Giant Panda of China will be sooner ended, many new discovery and exciting news sooner to be public.

Aug 2003
As to breeding of giant panda, some problem not to be overcomed, so till now no successful  example  in full IVF-ET for panda, but only succeed in AIH (ariificial insemination with husband'sperm) for panda and most of AIH female panda give birth 2 cubs.

Jul 2003
In Chengdu will set up a giant panda ecological garden basis of the Giant Panda Breedign & Researching Base of Chengdu, and this garden will play important role in returning giant panda to the wild.

May 2003
A largest Researching & Breeding Center in China under construction in Bifengxia Giant Panda Natural Garden.

2002
The Giant Panda Museum has been set up in Wolong, Sichuan.