He Sheng

和盛

Life status: Deceased
Born: July 23, 2013
Died: September 28, 2016The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed

He Sheng was among the first giant pandas in the Chengdu panda base’s rewilding-and-release research program. After successive stages of training at the panda base, Panda Valley and Liziping, he entered a wild environment in 2016 and was able to forage and drink independently. In September that year, an attack by an unidentified animal led to a systemic bacterial infection, and he ultimately died of sepsis.

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Sex: Male

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Timeline

3 recorded events

2013-07-23
Born at the Chengdu panda base with twin brother He Xing
He Sheng was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on July 23, 2013, in the same litter as his twin older brother He Xing.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
2016Year only
Progressed through rewilding training at Liziping
In March 2016, He Sheng entered the wild-training enclosure at Liziping in Shimian, Sichuan. In July, he progressed to the reserve’s wild environment for further rewilding-and-release research training.
2016-09-28
Died during wild training in Liziping
On September 28, 2016, He Sheng was confirmed dead while undergoing wild training in Liziping National Nature Reserve. Pathological and other examinations determined that an attack by an unidentified animal had caused a systemic bacterial infection that led to sepsis.
Liziping National Nature Reserve