In order to increase the protection and supervision of giant pandas traveling abroad, since 2023, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration has organized relevant units to carry out on-site inspections and evaluations of 23 overseas cooperation institutions in 19 countries, so as to realize the monitoring of the lives of all giant pandas traveling abroad. Condition assessment fully covered. Currently, there are 56 giant pandas living abroad in my country.

Second-level inspection by the Wildlife Protection Department of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration Member Zhang Yue said at a press conference held by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration on the 25th that based on the inspection and evaluation, the cooperative institutions generally met the requirements in terms of venue construction, feeding and care, and disease prevention and control measures. The health status of giant pandas traveling abroad is generally good, and some elderly giant pandas in poor health have also received proper diagnosis, treatment and good care.

In the next step, Zhang Yue said that the international cooperation and management mechanism for giant pandas will be further improved, daily health monitoring and on-site inspection and evaluation will be carried out on a regular basis, supervision and management will be strengthened, and the management and protection of giant pandas traveling abroad will be further improved. We will continue to strengthen cooperation with relevant international partners in the field of biodiversity conservation such as giant pandas.

It is understood that since the 1990s, our country has successively We have carried out cooperative research on giant panda protection with 26 institutions in 20 countries, jointly overcoming a series of technical problems in the fields of giant panda protection, breeding, disease prevention and reintroduction, and promoting the improvement of the health level and breeding ability of captive giant pandas. . Since the launch of cooperative research, 41 litters of 68 giant panda cubs have been successfully bred.