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Qatar
Country view in the panda archive
Qatar appears in the archive through long-term conservation partnerships, local institutions, and the pandas connected to them.
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Places in Qatar
2 locations recorded
Panda profiles
Pandas connected to Qatar
3 pandas recorded
Currently in Qatar
The active panda profiles tied to institutions in this country.
Jing Jing
京京
Jing Jing (京京), studbook #1166, also known by his Arabic name Suhail (苏海尔), is a male giant panda born on September 19, ...
Si Hai
四海
Si Hai (四海), also known by her Arabic name Thuraya (索拉雅), is a female giant panda born on July 26, 2019, at the Wolong S...
Sihun
四海
Sihun (四海, studbook #902) is a female giant panda born July 26, 2019 at the China Conservation and Research Center for t...
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Further reading connected to Qatar
80 Years of Panda Diplomacy: From Wartime Gifts to Global Research Loans
Trace the transformation of giant panda diplomacy from 1941, when Soong Mei-ling gifted the first pandas to America, through the landmark 1972 Nixon-era exchange, to today's international research loan agreements that channel millions of dollars annually into wild habitat conservation. This is the untold story of how a reclusive mountain bear became the world's most powerful diplomatic animal.
The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch
A curated global guide to over 50 panda documentaries spanning seven decades, seven thematic categories, and ten countries — from Pan Wenshi's raw Qinling field recordings in the 1990s to the 2024 Korean theatrical release Goodbye, Grandpa. Every film is verified, reviewed, and linked to the real pandas, keepers, and breeding centers behind the footage.
Where Pandas Live: The Complete Global Distribution Guide
The giant panda diaspora spans 58 locations across continents — from the misty bamboo forests of Sichuan to climate-controlled enclosures in Singapore, from mountain reserves that shelter free-ranging pandas to urban zoos that host celebrities. This article provides the definitive guide to panda geography: where they live, why they're there, what the distribution reveals about conservation history, and how the map has changed from 1869 to today.
Recent activity
What the archive has recorded here
Activity in this country has been recorded in the archive since 2020.
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