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Qiao Yuan

巧圆

Qiao Yuan is a female giant panda born on 2014-11-09 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is registered as studbook number 1044 in the global giant panda breeding registry, which tracks genetic and demographic data for the managed captive population. Her dam's identity is unconfirmed in available studbook records. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China, she participates in the center’s captive breeding program for giant pandas. The program works to support the long-term survival of the species through genetic management and occasional reintroduction of individuals to protected wild habitats. As a captive-bred giant panda, Qiao Yuan exhibits the species’ characteristic predominantly herbivorous diet of bamboo, spending most of her active hours feeding and resting. She is one of many giant pandas that act as global conservation symbols for China, drawing public attention to the protection of temperate forest ecosystems in southwest China. Her role in the breeding program contributes directly to evidence-based giant panda conservation.