Ye Ye

Basic Profile

Ye Ye (Chinese: 晔晔, studbook number 495) is a female giant panda born on September 25, 1999 at the Wolong Hetaoping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP).

Her mother is Tang Tang (唐唐, sb446), a wild-born panda from Pingwu. Her father is Xin Xing (新星, sb329). She is the elder sister of several well-known pandas including Gu Gu (古古, sb423), Lin Hui (林惠, sb533), Lin Yang (林阳, sb539), Long Hui (龙徽, sb528), and Ju Xiao (菊笑, sb533-invalid).

Life Journey

Early Years at Wolong (1999-2008)

Ye Ye was born and raised at Wolong’s Hetaoping Base. She was transferred to the Ya’an Bifengxia Base on June 24, 2008, shortly after the Wenchuan earthquake, as part of the relocation of pandas from the damaged Wolong facilities.

Wild Training Base (2013-2016)

On May 21, 2013, Ye Ye was moved to the Wolong Hetaoping Wild Training Base to participate in the rewilding breeding program. Her experience raising cubs in semi-wild conditions made her an ideal mother for the program.

Later Years (2016-present)

On April 19, 2016, she was moved to the Wolong Shenshuping Base. After a brief transfer back to Bifengxia on March 15, 2017, she returned to Shenshuping on April 13, 2017, where she currently resides.

Offspring

Ye Ye is a prolific mother with 10 recorded offspring:

• Cui Cui (翠翠) — female
• Lang Lang (朗朗) — male
• Wu Jun (武俊) — male
• Wu Jie (武杰) — male
• Lu Lin (芦琳) — male
• A Ling (阿灵) — female
• Hu Chun (湖春) — female
• Han Han (憨憨) — male
• Hua Yan (华妍, sb888) — female, successfully rewilded in 2016
• Fu Fu (府府) — male

Her daughter Hua Yan was released into the wild on October 20, 2016, as part of China’s first dual-female panda release at Liziping Nature Reserve. In 2024, trail cameras captured Hua Yan mating with rewilded male Tao Tao (淘淘, sb777), confirming successful integration into the wild population.