Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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| Other name | 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地 |
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| Parent institution | Chengdu Municipal Park-City Construction and Management Bureau |
| Founder | Chengdu Municipal People's Government |
| Established | 1987 |
| Mission | Protect and breed giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animals endemic to China |
| Website | panda.org.cn |
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 6 giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83. Its stated goal is to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."
In February 2024, the institute made international headlines after it banned a 53-year-old male visitor for life for throwing unspecified objects into a giant panda enclosure.