Mao Sun
毛笋
11 years old
Copenhagen Zoo
Mao Sun (毛笋), studbook #919, is a female giant panda born on July 26, 2014 at the Chengdu Research Base. Her parents are...
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Place archive
Copenhagen Zoo
zoo Frederiksberg, Denmark
Copenhagen Zoo, located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, is one of the oldest continuously operating zoological institutions in Europe, governed by the Copenhagen Zoological Society and accredited by both the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). Its 0.27 km² campus houses over 3,000 individuals representing 264 species, including vulnerable *Panthera leo persica* (Asiatic lion), critically endangered *Diceros bicornis minor* (south-central black rhinoceros), and near-threatened *Ailurus fulgens* (red panda), all managed under EAZA Ex-situ Programmes (EEPs) to support global species survival. The zoo’s 2019 Panda House, designed by
Copenhagen Zoo houses giant pandas under international loan agreement with the China Conservation and Research Center, as part of the cooperative panda diplomacy and ex-situ conservation network.
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Resident archive
Pandas connected to this place
2 pandas recorded
Currently at Copenhagen Zoo
The pandas currently recorded at this institution.
Xing Er
星二
12 years old
Copenhagen Zoo
Xing Er (星二), studbook #900, is a male giant panda born on August 23, 2013 at the Chengdu Research Base. His parents are...
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Recorded moments
Archive timeline at Copenhagen Zoo
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2019
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In the library
Further reading on Copenhagen Zoo
Culture 📚 general
CITES and Pandas: The Global Consensus Against Wildlife Trade
Since 1984, the giant panda has been listed on Appendix I of CITES — the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species — which prohibits all commercial international trade in pandas and their products. This article explains how CITES works, what Appendix I listing means for pandas, and how the treaty shapes the international panda loan system.
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Where this place sits in the wider panda world
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Coordinates: 55.6720 N, 12.5222 E
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About Copenhagen Zoo
Copenhagen Zoo, located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, is one of the oldest continuously operating zoological institutions in Europe, governed by the Copenhagen Zoological Society and accredited by both the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). Its 0.27 km² campus houses over 3,000 individuals representing 264 species, including vulnerable Panthera leo persica (Asiatic lion), critically endangered Diceros bicornis minor (south-central black rhinoceros), and near-threatened Ailurus fulgens (red panda), all managed under EAZA Ex-situ Programmes (EEPs) to support global species survival. The zoo’s 2019 Panda House, designed by