Why Giant pandas?
Why not! The Royal Zoological Society of South Australia is a conservation organisation with a reputation for strong conservation programs. As the international symbol for the conservation movement for over 30 years, the Giant panda is a logical species for us to work with. By achieving the conservation objectives of this project our organisation can have a greater impact on the conservation of biodiversity at Wolong, a UNESCO world heritage region. Extending the captive insurance population of Giant panda outside its range state minimises the impact of unpredictable events such as fire, disease or natural disaster affecting the primary captive populations located at three captive breeding centres in China. In addition, there have been significant improvements in breeding Giant pandas at the conservation breeding centres at Wolong with a limited number of these animals becoming real candidates for reintroduction. The cooperative conservation agreement between The Royal Zoological Socie
