Xinyuan

新媛

Life status: Deceased
Born: July 28, 2012
Died: November 20, 2014The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed

Xinyuan spent more than two years in mother-and-cub rewilding training with her mother, Longxin. Long-term observations described her as lively, independent and highly alert, often venturing deep into the forest on her own. In 2014, she passed an expert assessment for release and was scheduled to enter the wild in December, but died on November 20 before the planned release could take place.

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Sex: Female

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Timeline

3 recorded events

2012-07-28
Born at the Wolong Hetaoping rewilding training base
Xinyuan was born at the Hetaoping rewilding training base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on July 28, 2012.
Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
2014-09-03
Entered expert review for possible release after completing rewilding training
Xinyuan entered expert review for possible release on September 3, 2014. The assessment concluded that she had completed two years of mother-and-cub rewilding training and had acquired basic survival abilities for the wild.
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
2014-11-20
Died in the Hetaoping rewilding enclosure before the planned release
Xinyuan died in the Hetaoping rewilding training enclosure on November 20, 2014. Testing indicated a suspected pathogenic bacterial infection that caused severe respiratory infection, followed by respiratory failure and renal failure.
Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda