Over the past decade, thanks to competent leadership and with full support from the national, provincial and municipal governments and the science & technology authorities, as well the hard work done by the Base’s diligent and conscientious staff, many difficult issues have been resolved, one after another, and many successes have been gained in the conservation and breeding of giant pandas.

Achievements in Scientific Research

State Technological Invention PrizesRank two class1 item State Science and Technology Progress PrizesRank two class2 items State Science and Technology Progress PrizesRank three class4 item State Invention Patent2 items Provincial Level Science and Technology Progress Prizes29 items Municipal Level Science and Technology Progress Prizes34 items

Representative Achievements

     1. Development of the DNA fingerprint ing probes and the methods Establishment A way to E Di x s tract DNA on from Giant Panda.
　　 ( State Technological Invention Prizes Rank two class, 1999)
     2. Twin Cub-Rearing of the giant panda
         (State Science and Technology Progress Prizes Rank two class, 1993)
     3. Genetic Diversity Research on the Giant Panda
　　 (Provincial Level Science and Technology Progress Prizes Rank three class, 1998 )
     4. Artificial Insemination of giant pandas in captivity
　　 ( Provincial Level Science and Technology Progress Prizes Rank three class, 2003)
     5. Study on the early pregnancy diagnosis of in the Giant Panda
         ( Provincial Level Science and Technology Progress Prizes Rank three class, 2004 )
     6. Establishment of a Giant Panda Cell Bank on Giant Panda
         (Provincial Level Science and Technology Progress Prizes Rank three class, 2005 )

Several Breakthroughs Achieved In Giant Panda Conservation Research

      1.First to utilize frozen semen to breed giant pandas successfully
      2.First success in the artificial breeding and hand rearing of giant panda twins
      3. First to conduct paternity tests for giant pandas (DNA fingerprinting and Microsatellite technique)
      4.Success in rearing captive giant pandas twins without human assistance

Theses and Monographs       Nine monographs have been issued such as《Giant Panda Ex-Situ Conservation :Theory and Practice》,《A Study On Breeding And Disease Of The Giant Panda》, 《Reproductive Physiology And Artificial Breeding Of The Giant Panda》, and 《For the Giant Panda》. 282 articles have been published in domestic and international journals. These scientific achievements have not only enhanced captive management of giant pandas, but also provided necessary technical support for wild conservation.

      Thanks to the considerable amount of research in animal health and welfare of animals, by 2007, the Base has successfully produced 85 litters and, 124 giant pandas, of which 88 survived the birth and 83 live at the Base presently, ,while inas compared to the 1980s,when there were only 6 sick and starving giant pandas at the Base. Now, the Base has established the world’s largest captive giant panda population.