How Many Giant Pandas Are Left By 2024?

According to the latest news of the fourth China National Giant Panda Survey, there are currently 1,864 wild giant pandas in my country as of the end of January in 2024. Among them, there are 1,387 in Sichuan Province, 132 in Gansu Province, and 345 in Shaanxi Province. The development of the wild population of giant pandas is relatively stable. According to the latest statistics, as of the 2024, there are 728 giant pandas in captivity in my country.

Moreover, the average kinship value of the captive population has gradually decreased, and the genetic diversity has continued to increase. According to scientific evaluation, the current captive population of giant pandas can maintain 90% of the genetic diversity for up to 200 years.

via: Captive Panda Number Reaches 728 as of the End of 2023

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