Hua Yan
华妍
12 years old
Wild (Sichuan)
Hua Yan (华妍, studbook #888) is a female giant panda born August 14, 2013 at Wolong Hetaoping Base. Daughter of Ye Ye and...
captive-bred rewilded wild-training
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conservation
Hua Yan Confirmed Breeding in the Wild
Trail cameras and DNA confirmed that Hua Yan had mated with rewilded male Tao Tao in the wild — the first proof that rewilded pandas can integrate into wild populations and breed naturally.
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