Taotao

淘淘

Life status: Living
Born: August 3, 2010

From birth, Taotao was raised for life in the wild. In 2010, he became the world’s first giant panda cub born in a rewilding training enclosure and spent more than two years in mother-led cub training with his mother Caocao. After his release into Liziping in 2012, he survived in the wild over the long term, helping demonstrate the effectiveness of this rewilding approach.

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Sex: Male
Studbook number: 777
Current place: Liziping National Nature Reserve

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Timeline

4 recorded events

2010-08-03
Born at Hetaoping and began rewilding training
Taotao was born at Hetaoping Wild Training Base on August 3, 2010, and began mother-led cub rewilding training with his mother from birth.
Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
2012-10-11
Released into the wild at Liziping
Taotao was released into Liziping National Nature Reserve on October 11, 2012, becoming the first captive giant panda to survive after rewilding and release through the mother-led cub training method.
Liziping National Nature Reserve
2013-10-30
Recaptured, checked and released again
Taotao was successfully recaptured on October 30, 2013, confirmed healthy during examination and released again at the same location.
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2017Year only
Recaptured for identification, fitted with GPS and released again
Taotao was successfully recaptured for identification on December 28, 2017. A health examination on December 29 found him healthy and doing well in the wild; he was fitted with a GPS collar and released again at the same location.