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Pandas International

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The Giant Panda, one of the most delightful and captivating of animals, is also one of the most endangered. The best scientific estimates indicate that there are around 1,864 Wild Giant Pandas remaining in the world today.

In 1999, after a trip to China and the Wolong Panda Center, the plight of the Giant Panda made such a dramatic impression on Suzanne Braden and Diane Rees that upon returning to the United States, they co-founded Pandas International, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit,  to help save this magnificent animal.  Unlike other organizations which serve many animals, Pandas International is exclusively devoted to the Giant Panda.

As the Director of Pandas International, Mrs. Braden coordinates both the annual and immediate needs of the Panda Centers managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. The personal relationships she has developed with Chinese officials, veterinarians and their staff members have allowed Pandas International to maximize its role in preserving this beloved species.

Following the 2008 earthquake which destroyed the Wolong Panda Center and damaged the bamboo forest in the Nature Reserve, the challenge to save the Giant Panda has been made more difficult.  Without intervention, this species could perish.

Pandas International has two program areas: Direct Support of the Panda Centers and Education of the public and especially youth about the Giant Pandas.

Educating students and adults on the status of the Giant Pandas is an important part of our mission. We receive letters and e-mails from students every day and help many students with reports on Giant Pandas.  Pandas International distributes education kits to classrooms across the U.S. plus many foreign countries.

We feel children are the best ambassadors for the Giant Pandas and frequently can get the entire family involved. The more children take an interest in endangered species preservation, specifically Giant Pandas, the more likely they will care about them as adults and continue donating to help them thrive and survive.

While we conduct Skype sessions with a variety of schools around the country, since we are based in CO it is only in CO that we actually go to local schools and do a formal presentation to classes and assemblies.  We have visited school from Kindergarten to Middle schools but most of our emphasis is on elementary schools.  Programs focus on Conservation, Ecosystems, Habitats and how Pandas are an “Umbrella Species” which means saving the pandas also helps to save other species who share their habitat.  Information provided on the Giant Pandas are based on the science of the species.

  • Address:

    PO Box 620335

  • Phone:

    (303) 933-2365

  • Website:

    https://www.pandasinternational.org/

  • Year Founded:

    2000

  • EIN (Federal Tax ID Number):

    841544557

  • Mission Statement:

    The mission of Pandas International, a nonprofit organization, is to ensure the preservation and propagation of the endangered Giant Panda. Pandas International provides public awareness and education, support for research, habitat preservation and enhancement, and assistance to Giant Panda Centers.

  • Program Name:

    Spring Celebration of the Pandas

  • Program Description:

    Support for the most Unique panda in the world - Qi Zai. Qi Zai lives at the Shaanxi Rare Wild Animal Rescue & Breeding Research Center (SWARC) in China.

    While all the other pandas in captivity are black and white, Qi Zai wanted to be one of a kind. Qi Zai is a very rare brown and white panda. The Shaanxi panda base is one of the smaller panda bases and unfortunately had a severe outbreak of distemper in 2014, which resulted in the death of 5 pandas.

    In order to support Shaanxi with formula for the cubs, distemper vaccines for all the pandas and other medical needs in 2019- the Pandas International community of supporters is going to symbolically "adopt" Qi Zai this spring. With these adoption donations Pandas International will be able to provide everything that the pandas needs in Shaanaxi. Remember Endangered means we have time- Extinction is forever!

  • Beneficiaries:

    Shaanxi Rare Wild Animal Rescue and Breeding Research Center

  • Budget:

    30000

  • Success Story:

    Since Pandas International has been providing vaccines to SWARC no other Pandas have been infected with distemper.

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