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Zhangka

张卡

Life status
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Zhangka is a wild-born panda from the Qionglai Mountains who was rescued as a cub. She later took part in the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda’s mother-led cub wild-training program, raising daughters Zhangxiang and Zhangmeng in wild-training environments. Both daughters were later released into the wild.

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Sex
Female
Studbook number
505
Current place
Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Zhangka, a giant panda
Photo by 豆芽

Timeline

7 recorded events

  1. Year only

    Born in the wild in Sichuan

    Zhangka was born in the wild in Sichuan in September 2000.

    Sichuan

    html.rhhz.net
  2. Year only

    Rescued as a cub

    As a cub in 2001, Zhangka was rescued near Zhangga Mountain in Fengtongzhai National Nature Reserve, Baoxing, Sichuan.

    Fengtongzhai National Nature Reserve

    news.cntv.cnwww.yaan.gov.cn

  3. Entered the mother-led cub wild-training program

    Zhangka was transferred from the Bifengxia Panda Base to the Hetaoping Wild Training Base on July 20, 2010, to take part in the mother-led cub wild-training program.

    Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

    news.sohu.comwww.chinadaily.com.cn

  4. Gave birth to twins in a semi-wild training environment

    Zhangka gave birth to twins in a semi-wild training environment on August 20, 2011. The female cub, Zhangxiang, subsequently underwent wild training with her mother.

    Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

    paper.people.com.cn

  5. Gave birth to Zhangmeng

    Zhangka gave birth to her daughter Zhangmeng in a semi-wild setting at the Bifengxia Panda Base on July 7, 2014.

    Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

    3 event sources
    live.ipanda.comnews.cntv.cnwww.chinawolong.gov.cn
  6. Year only

    Gave birth to a cub

    Zhangka gave birth to a cub in June 2017, later referred to as “Zhangka 2017 Cub.”

    html.rhhz.netpaper.people.com.cn
  7. Year only

    Gave birth to twins Anbao and Zhongzhong

    Zhangka gave birth to twins Anbao and Zhongzhong at the Shenshuping Base in August 2022.

    Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

    html.rhhz.netpaper.people.com.cn

Relationships

Offspring8

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Places

Current place

Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.

Sources

These are sources related to this panda. Sources for individual events appear in the timeline; one source does not establish every detail.

  1. html.rhhz.net

    Event source

    https://html.rhhz.net/scdwzz/html/49378.htm
  2. news.cntv.cn

    Event source

    https://news.cntv.cn/2014/07/07/ARTI1404732098852358.shtml
  3. www.yaan.gov.cn

    Event source

    https://www.yaan.gov.cn/gongkai/show/20170602105951-755237-00-000.html
  4. news.sohu.com

    Event source

    https://news.sohu.com/20100720/n273641647.shtml
  5. www.chinadaily.com.cn

    Event source

    https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/dfpd/sc/2011-02/20/content_12046565.htm
  6. paper.people.com.cn

    Event source

    https://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2013-11/15/content_1325196.htm
  7. live.ipanda.com

    Event source

    https://live.ipanda.com/event/reintroduction_2016/index.shtml
  8. www.chinawolong.gov.cn

    Event source

    https://www.chinawolong.gov.cn/scwl/c106553/201508/bdcd189b93b24b6c8c69705035f271e5.shtml
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